Died in custody
Reddon Williams
Reddon Williams was a farmer. According to the Elmore Bulletin, about forty masked men took him from the sheriff who was holding him and hanged him from the nearest tree. The paper called the killing a lynching.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about forty masked men took Reddon Williams from the sheriff and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: news reports.