Died in custody
Sylvester Peyton
Sylvester Peyton, a Black man, died on December 6, 1910, near Monroeville, Alabama. According to a brief report in The Pensacola Journal, a mob took him from a deputy sheriff about two miles from the town and hanged him, along with a second man. He was held in the custody of the deputy when the mob seized him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.