Name not reported

A man held in the jail at Eclectic, Alabama, was taken from his cell by a mob and killed. He was lynched while in the custody of that jail, which had held him there for the state. The death was reported in the Northern Wisconsin Advertiser in August 1899.

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

Source

• Northern Wisconsin Advertiser, August 31, 1899, page 2 Northern Wisconsin Advertiser, August 31, 1899