Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
On June 2, 1895, three Black men being escorted to jail near Burlow, Florida, were taken from their armed guards by masked men carrying Winchester rifles, according to the Cottonwood Report, published June 14, 1895. The guards were outnumbered and handed the prisoners over at gunpoint. The masked men led the three into a swamp and killed them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Masked men took three Black prisoners from armed guards escorting them to jail near Burlow, Florida, and killed them in a swamp.
Reported by: news reports.