Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the jail at Newberry, Florida, was taken from his cell by a mob of about 200 men and lynched on February 5, 1908, according to a dispatch from Gainesville dated February 6. The mob entered the jail, took him from his cell and killed him. He was in the custody of that jail when he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.