Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was one of five men held in custody near Wetumpka, Alabama, when a mob took them on June 18, 1898. According to the Phillipsburg Herald, the sheriff had warned Governor Johnson that a mob was gathering and had asked for troops, but the militia sent by train had not reached Wetumpka when the mob took the prisoners. The mob hanged him and shot his body repeatedly.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took five men held in custody near Wetumpka, Alabama, and hanged them, with bodies shot repeatedly, after the sheriff had warned the governor and militia had not arrived.
Reported by: news reports.