Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died April 20, 1892 · Florida

Four Black men held at the jail near Inverness, Florida, were taken from it by a mob and hanged in April 1892. The Lambertville Record reported the killings on April 20, 1892. The men were in the jail's custody when the mob took them and killed them.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Lambertville Record, April 20, 1892, page 2 The Lambertville Record, April 20, 1892

Read the Florida report See on the Florida map See on the national map All records