Died in custody

Name not reported

Folk County, Florida

A Black man was one of three men a mob took from the sheriff in Folk County, Florida, and lynched. The River Falls Journal reported the killings in June 1895. He was killed by the mob after being taken from the sheriff's custody.

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

Source

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

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