Died in custody
Otis Miley
Otis Miley was one of three Black men held in the custody of a sheriff in Florida. On March 15, 1897, about fifty armed men took the three men from the sheriff. The mob hanged them from trees and shot their bodies many times. The account given in this report names no family, work, or other details about Otis Miley's life.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. About fifty armed men took Otis Miley from the sheriff's custody, hanged him from a tree and shot him.
Reported by: news reports.