Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in a jail near Wetumpka, Alabama, died on June 17, 1898, when a mob broke into the jail and took him from it. According to the Barton County Democrat, which reported the death on June 23, 1898, the mob hanged him along with four other men and then shot them. The account describes the deaths as a lynching carried out by the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.