Robert White
Robert White, a Black man, was in the custody of officers who were bringing him to the Wetumpka jail in Elmore County, Alabama, in July 1901. A mob took him from the officers, carried him into a nearby swamp, and hanged him from a tree. According to George Howard's court statement, the drop did not break his neck, and White died of strangulation. Howard later admitted taking part, and other alleged members of the mob were to be tried.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Court testimony by George Howard, a member of the mob, says a mob took Robert White from officers bringing him to Wetumpka, hanged him from a tree in a swamp, and he died of strangulation.
Reported by: Elmore County Circuit Court (court); George Howard, in his court statement (witnesses).