Died in jail or a lockup
One of 3 people whose names were not reported
Three Black men were being held in the jail in Pickens County, Alabama, when a masked mob took them from it on October 21, 1886. The mob overpowered the jailer to do so. The three men were hanged from a tree near the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.