Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man, whose name is not recorded, was one of three men being escorted to jail near Burlow, Florida, on June 2, 1895, when masked men carrying Winchester rifles took them from their armed guards. The guards were outnumbered and gave up the prisoners at gunpoint. According to the Cottonwood Report, the masked men led the three into a swamp and killed them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.