Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
On May 31, 1895, in Florida, about fifty masked men armed with Winchester rifles took four Black men from the guards who were taking them to jail. The masked men led the group into a swamp, where three of the men, all Black, were killed. The fourth man was beaten and ordered to leave the country, and he survived.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Masked men with Winchesters took four men from guards who were taking them to jail, and killed three of them in a swamp.
Reported by: the newspaper account.