Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Waverly, Alabama, was taken from it by a mob on the night of Sunday, November 13, 1887, and killed, according to a report in the Belmont Chronicle published four days later. He was held in the custody of the jail when the mob took him. The account of his death is the only record of him that has been found.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Belmont Chronicle (reporters).