Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Andalusia, Alabama, was taken out by a mob and killed, according to a recollection of early Covington County days printed in the Pensacola Journal on June 8, 1913. The recollection describes the lynching in a brief passage about the county's early years. The mob took him from the jail, where he had been held in the custody of the county.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A recollection printed in the Pensacola Journal in 1913 says a mob took a Black man held in the Andalusia, Alabama jail and lynched him.
Reported by: Pensacola Journal recollection of early Covington County days (reporters).