Died in custody
Name not reported
Three Black men were being transported to a jail in Florida on May 31, 1895, when about 50 masked men took them from the guards escorting them, according to The Weiser Signal, which reported the killings on June 6, 1895. The masked men took the three into a swamp, where they were killed. A fourth man was beaten and ordered to leave the area.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Weiser Signal reported that about 50 masked men took three Black men from guards while they were being transported to a Florida jail and killed them in a swamp.
Reported by: The Weiser Signal (reporters).