Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Two Black men, not named in the Evening Star's report, were being taken to jail by officers in northwestern Holmes County, Florida, in July 1910. The report says a mob overpowered the officers escorting them and took the two men away. According to the report, the mob hanged both men from a tree and shot their bodies.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob overpowered officers taking two men to jail, then hanged them from a tree and shot their bodies, according to the 1910 newspaper report.
Reported by: 1910 newspaper report (reporters).