Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in a jail in Florida was taken from it in November 1897 by a mob of about a hundred men. According to the newspaper report, the mob got inside by pretending to bring in another prisoner and overpowered the jailer to reach him. They hanged him from a tree and shot him about fifty times. The report said the town did not know of the mob's presence until after the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.