Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
Two Black people were taken from the jail at Wetumpka, Alabama, on the morning of January 4, 1915, according to an Associated Press account, and a mob lynched them. The jailer was overpowered and bound in a chair while the men were taken. Militia in automobiles were reported to be searching for those responsible.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Associated Press reported that a mob took two people from the Wetumpka, Alabama, jail and lynched them, after overpowering the jailer and binding him in a chair.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).