Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man was taken from the jail in Starke, Florida, shortly after midnight on May 9, 1921, by a mob that lynched him, according to the Associated Press report carried by the Hickory Daily Record. His name is not legible in the surviving newspaper text, so he is recorded without one.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Associated Press reported that a mob took a man from the Starke, Florida jail and lynched him.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).