Miles W. Brown
Miles W. Brown, 28, was held in the Panama City jail in Florida. Early on Saturday, April 1, 1939, a group of unidentified men bound and gagged jailer John Goodwin, took his keys and unlocked Brown's cell, and took him away. His body, with three bullet wounds, was found about five miles from town several hours later. Jailer Goodwin said the men told him the law had not done justice but they would, and the governor directed the attorney general to investigate the killing. Brown was the son of a former minister.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Jailer John Goodwin says a band of unknown men bound and gagged him, took his keys, unlocked Brown's cell and shot him.
Reported by: Panama City jail (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.