Died in jail or a lockup
One of 4 people whose names were not reported
A masked mob broke into the jail near Ocala, Florida, took four Black people from it, and hanged them in the early hours of April 19, 1892. The account is an Atlanta dispatch reprinted in the Durham Daily Globe on April 21, 1892. The four were killed overnight, after being held in the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob reportedly took the man from the jail and hanged him, according to an Atlanta dispatch reprinted in the Durham Daily Globe.
Reported by: Atlanta dispatch reprinted in the Durham Daily Globe (reporters).