Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In June 1898, five men held in a jail near Wetumpka, Alabama, were taken from the jail by a mob, according to the Oxford Eagle. The mob took the group to the scene of a nearby killing, where all five were hanged, and the paper reported their bodies were riddled with bullets. The men are not named in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took five prisoners from a jail near Wetumpka, Alabama, and hanged them, riddling their bodies with bullets.
Reported by: news reports.