Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
An unnamed Black man was held in the jail at Sylvan, Alabama, in February 1892, along with two other Black men. An armed mob overpowered the guards, took the prisoners from the jail and hanged them from a tree, according to a 1892 report in the Democratic Northwest. The report gives no name or other details about this man, and no account of his life or family has been found in these sources.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An armed mob overpowered the guards at the Sylvan, Alabama jail, took the prisoners to a tree and hanged them.
Reported by: news reports.