Died in jail or a lockup
Major Terrel
Major Terrel was held in a jail near Elba, Alabama, when a mob broke in, took Major Terrel from the jail and hanged Major Terrel. The account comes from a brief item in The Kanabec County Times, published July 23, 1897. Major Terrel's death is recorded there as a killing by a mob taken from custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news column reports that a mob took Major Terrel from a jail near Elba, Alabama, and hanged him.
Reported by: news column (brief item) (reporters).