Died in jail or a lockup
Lon Mann
Lon Mann was held in the jail at Bartow, Florida, in May 1886. According to the Superior Times, a mob of about 200 took him from the jail on the night of May 15 and hanged him, with no ceremony and no attempt at secrecy. The paper does not say how the jailer or officers responded to the mob. A second man, whose name is garbled in the printed account, was taken from the same jail and hanged by the same mob that night.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.