Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
On Saturday morning, June 18, 1898, a mob took five Black men from the jail near Wetumpka, Alabama, and killed them. The governor had been asked for troops to defend the jail, and the militia sent there arrived too late. The mob carried the men to a spot near where an earlier killing had occurred, and all five were hanged and shot.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took five Black men from the jail near Wetumpka, Alabama, and hanged and shot them, and the militia sent to guard the jail arrived too late.
Reported by: news reports.