Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the jail at Livingston, Sumpter County, Alabama, was taken from the jail by a mob and hanged on July 13, 1886, as reported by the Savannah Morning News two days later. His name is not legible in the scanned newspaper text. The paper's description of him and of the accusation against him is not repeated here.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Historical newspaper dispatch (Chronicling America) (reporters).