Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Two Black men were taken from the jail at Brooksville, Florida, and shot dead on December 28, 1883, according to a brief report in the Wessington Springs Herald published January 18, 1884. It is the only account available of their deaths.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief 1883 newspaper report says he was taken from the Brooksville, Florida, jail and shot dead, without saying who took or shot him.
Reported by: 1883 newspaper report (reporters).