Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man was in the custody of officers who were taking him to Douglass on May 22, 1893. On May 23, a mob overpowered the officers and took him from them, along with Ephraim Muchler, who had also been in custody. The mob hanged both men from the same tree. The Alexandria Gazette reported the killings on May 24, 1893.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob overpowered the officers escorting him and hanged him.
Reported by: news reports.