Name not reported

A Black man held at the Goshen Springs jail in Pike County, Alabama, was taken from his cell in April 1911 when a mob stormed the jail. According to a news dispatch datelined Montgomery, Ala., the mob hanged him from a telegraph pole and shot into his body before dispersing. His name is not given in the account.

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

Reported by: news dispatch datelined Montgomery, Ala. (reporters).

Source

• The Wheeling Intelligencer, April 3, 1911, page 1 The Wheeling Intelligencer, April 3, 1911