Died in jail or a lockup
Thomas Lyde
Thomas Lyde, a Black man, was held in the jail at Crawford, Alabama, when a mob took him from the jail and lynched him on December 28, 1885. The Delaware Gazette and State Journal reported the killing in January 1886. The newspaper account does not say how the mob got into the jail or how the jailer or sheriff responded.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.