Name not reported

A Black man being taken to prison by the sheriff of Saline County, Alabama, in July 1859 was seized by a mob, according to The Iowa Transcript, which cited unnamed accounts. The paper reported that the mob burned him at the stake. The report says that some in the crowd grew sickened by the scene but came too late to save him. His name is not recorded in the report.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Iowa Transcript, reporting unnamed accounts, says a mob seized the man while the sheriff was taking him to prison and burned him at the stake.

Reported by: The Iowa Transcript (reporters).

Source

• The Iowa Transcript, July 28, 1859, page 2 The Iowa Transcript, July 28, 1859