Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Four people held in the jail at Weturopka, Alabama, were taken from custody by a mob and hanged on June 18, 1898, according to a wire report carried by the Griggs Courier. The mob killed them after taking them from the jail. One of them is recorded as Black.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.