Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man was in the custody of two deputy sheriffs being taken between Birmingham and Acton, Alabama, in May 1910, according to a Montgomery dispatch carried by the Norwich Bulletin. The dispatch says a mob from Acton intercepted the officers near Pelham and took him from the deputies. The mob then disappeared into the woods, and the report says his body had not been found. His name is not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Montgomery, Ala. news dispatch reported that a mob from Acton intercepted two deputy sheriffs transporting the man near Pelham and took him from them.
Reported by: Montgomery, Ala. news dispatch (Norwich Bulletin) (reporters).