Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died July 13, 1886 · Sumter County Sheriff's Department Jail, Sumter County, Alabama

He was a former sheriff of Sumter County, Alabama, and was being held in the jail at Livingston. On July 13, 1886, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him. The News-Herald reported his death on July 21, 1886.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The News-Herald, July 21, 1886, page 2 The News-Herald, July 21, 1886

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