Died in custody
Trilby
A Black man named Trilby was taken from officers at Alma, Kansas, and hanged from a telegraph pole by a mob, according to a brief item in The Mena Star published July 13, 1899. The record of his death is limited to this single report, which names him only by his first name.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.