Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at St. Petersburg, Florida, was taken out by a mob and shot to death, according to The Montgomery Advertiser's report in May 1906. Judge J. B. Wall charged a grand jury at Tampa to investigate the lynching and said those involved were guilty of murder. The account is one of the few contemporary records of the killing, which took place while he was in custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Judge J. B. Wall charged a grand jury to investigate the mob killing of a man taken from the St. Petersburg, Florida, jail and shot to death.
Reported by: Judge J. B. Wall (court).