Died in custody
Stever
A man named Stever was held in the custody of officers near Hartselle, Alabama, in October 1908, when a mob of masked men took him from them as the officers were about to board a train to Decatur. The mob killed him, and its members escaped in the dark before anyone could identify them. Judge D. W. Speake ordered a special grand jury to convene in Decatur to investigate the lynching.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Judge D. W. Speake ordered a grand jury to investigate the killing of Stever, whom a masked mob took from officers near Hartselle as they were about to board a train to Decatur.
Reported by: Judge D. W. Speake (court).