Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died April 20, 1892 · Florida

Four Black men were held in a jail near Inverness, Florida, when a mob took them from it and hanged them. The Lambertville Record reported the killings on April 20, 1892. The men were in the custody of that jail when the mob took them and killed all four.

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

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