Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Four people held in the jail at Weturopka, Alabama, were taken out by a mob and hanged on June 18, 1898, according to a wire report published in the Griggs Courier. It also does not say whether the jailer or any officers resisted the mob or handed over the keys. The manner of death is recorded as homicide by a mob, and the report says the four were hanged.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.