Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Huntsville, Alabama, was taken from it in October 1883 by about fifty masked men and hanged. His name is not known. The Eaton Democrat reported the killing in a short item published on October 18, 1883. The mob's action is recorded here as a death in custody, since the jail was where he was held when they took him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: short newspaper report.