Died in custody
Name not reported
According to a brief news item in The Weekly Examiner, published August 27, 1903, a boy died at a convict camp near Jamesville, Florida. The paper said overseers whipped him and attributed his death to the whipping. The item was published in the newspaper's own words, and this account repeats only what it reported.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A brief 1903 news note reports that a boy died after being whipped by overseers at a convict camp near Jamesville, Florida.
Reported by: news reports.