Name not reported

In June 1895, the Griggs Courier reported that a mob in Polk County, Florida, took a second of four Black men from the custody of the sheriff and lynched him. The Hope Pioneer reported that a mob took three Black people from the sheriff in the same county and lynched them. The two papers differ on how many were killed, and neither names any of the people.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (2)

• Griggs Courier, June 7, 1895, page 6 Griggs Courier, June 7, 1895
• The Hope Pioneer, June 7, 1895, page 2 The Hope Pioneer, June 7, 1895