Died in jail or a lockup
Owen Wright
Owen Wright, a Black man, was held in the jail at Leah, Alabama, in early November 1877. According to a dispatch from Columbus, Georgia, a group of people took him from the jail on November 2 and carried him into the woods, where he was reportedly burned. Another account placed the jail near Crawford, Alabama, and described a party of about one hundred citizens. Accounts differ on the location and the size of the group, but all report that he was killed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about one hundred citizens took Owen Wright from a jail, carried him into the woods and burned him, according to news reports.
Reported by: news reports.