Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Two Black men were held in the Russellville, Alabama jail when, according to an April 1891 editorial from the Broad Axe reprinted in the Huntsville Gazette, a mob broke open the jail doors. The editorial says the mob took both men out and lynched them, and that the officers offered no resistance. The writer blames the sheriff and citizens for failing to protect the men. The editorial also calls for a fair trial.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Broad Axe editorial, reprinted in the Huntsville Gazette, says a mob broke into the Russellville, Alabama jail and took two men out without resistance from the officers.
Reported by: Broad Axe (editorial reprinted in the Huntsville Gazette) (reporters).