Died in jail or a lockup
One of 6 people whose names were not reported
A telephone message from Leesburg, Florida, reported in the Hopkinsville Kentuckian on February 14, 1899, said that six Black people were taken from the local jail and lynched on the night of February 11, 1899. According to the message, a mob seized them from the jail and killed them. The victims are not named in the account, and their ages and sex are not given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A telephone message from Leesburg, Florida, reported in an Atlantic, Florida dispatch, said six Black people were taken from the local jail and lynched.
Reported by: telephone message from Leesburg reported in an Atlantic, Fla. dispatch (reporters).