Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was taken from his cell in 1869 and killed by a group the newspaper said came from Sipsey Swamp, during a week of violence that began with a confrontation over a colored boy. The Weekly North-Carolina Standard, citing a commission appointed by the Governor of Alabama, reported that the killing was committed in cold blood and that the public condemned the group.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper report citing a commission appointed by the Governor of Alabama says the man was murdered in cold blood after members of a gang took him from his cell at the Tuscaloosa jail.
Reported by: newspaper report citing a commission appointed by the Governor of Alabama (reporters).