Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Gadsden County, Florida

A Black person held in the Gadsden County jail in Florida was taken from the jail by a mob and lynched, according to a short item in the Weekly Chillicothe Crisis published April 28, 1881. The item reports the killing in a brief crime notice.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Weekly Chillicothe Crisis, April 28, 1881, page 4 Weekly Chillicothe Crisis, April 28, 1881

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