Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man, not named in the report, was being escorted by officers to the jail in Holmes County, Florida, when a mob overpowered the officers and took him from them. The Evening Star reported on July 31, 1910 that the mob hanged him from a tree and shot his body. The report says the mob acted after the death of a twelve-year-old girl. The report says the officers were overpowered, but it does not describe whether they resisted further or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took the man from officers escorting him to the Holmes County, Florida jail, strung him up to a tree and shot his body.
Reported by: news reports.