Died in custody

Name not reported

Folk County, Florida

A Black man, one of three men a mob took from the sheriff in Folk County, Florida, and lynched, was held in the sheriff's custody when the mob seized him and killed him. The River Falls Journal reported the killing in June 1895. He is not named in that report.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

River Falls Journal, June 6, 1895, page 2 River Falls Journal, June 6, 1895

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