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. The sheriff had warned Governor Johnson that a mob was assembling and had asked for troops. The militia sent by train had not reached Wetumpka when the mob took the prisoners. The men were hanged at the site the account connects to the earlier incident, and their bodies were shot repeatedly.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took five men held in custody near Wetumpka, Alabama, and lynched them, with the sheriff having warned the governor and the militia not arriving in time.
Reported by: news reports.