Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was among three men held in the jail at Sylvan, Alabama, in February 1892, according to a report in the Democratic Northwest. The paper says an armed mob overpowered the guards, took the prisoners from the jail to a tree and hanged them. The account gives no name or age for him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An armed mob overpowered the jail guards at Sylvan, Alabama, and hanged the prisoners from a tree.
Reported by: news reports.