Martin Wilson
Martin Wilson, a 24-year-old man, was held at the Milton jail in Santa Rosa County, Florida, in August 1888. News accounts cited by the Santa Rosa Community Remembrance Project Coalition say a mob of about 25 men took him from the jail, and that his body was found the next morning, hung and shot. The coalition says the accounts of his death are unreliable.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (disputed). News accounts cited by the Santa Rosa Community Remembrance Project Coalition say a mob of 25 men took Martin Wilson from the Milton jail and he was found hung and shot the next morning, but the coalition says those accounts are unreliable.
Reported by: news accounts cited by the Santa Rosa Community Remembrance Project Coalition (reporters).