Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died May 19, 1903 · Madison County, Florida

A man held in the jail at Madison, Florida, was taken out by a mob and killed on May 19, 1903. He was killed by the mob that took him from the jail's custody. The Ocala Banner reported the lynching three days later, on May 22, 1903.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News report