Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held at the Madison County jail in Madison, Florida, was killed on the night of November 8, 1906, when a mob of several hundred white men came to the town. According to the Morning Tribune of November 10, 1906, the men disarmed the jailer, took the man from the jail and carried him a short distance. They hanged him from a tree and shot his body many times.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of several hundred men disarmed the jailer, took a Black man from the Madison county jail, hanged him from a tree and shot his body.
Reported by: news reports.