Died in custody
Name not reported
On July 31, 1891, a mob took four Black people from the officers holding them in Henry County, Alabama, near Gordon, and killed them. One man escaped by feigning death. The other three were placed on the bank of a river and shot. The body of one of the women was later recovered.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.