Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Four Black men held in the jail at Lake City, Florida, were taken from it by a masked mob on December 14, 1878. According to the Batesville Guard, which reported on December 26, the mob shot two of them, and one of the two was fatally wounded. The fourth man escaped.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Batesville Guard reported that a masked mob shot the man after taking him from the Lake City, Florida jail.
Reported by: Batesville Guard (reporters).