Died in jail or a lockup
Will Archer
Will Archer, a Black man, was held in the Carrollton jail in Pickens County, Alabama, when a masked mob came to the jail on the night of Thursday, September 14, 1893, and shot him to death through the cell bars along with four other people held there. A Mississippi newspaper reported that the mob overpowered the sheriff and demanded the cell keys. Another account said the sheriff was called from his room and gave up the keys after the mob showed a number of rifles.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob overpowered the sheriff, demanded the cell keys and fired through the bars, killing Will Archer in the Carrollton jail.
Reported by: news report datelined Columbus, Miss. (reporters).