Died in jail or a lockup
Will Israel
Will Israel, a Black man, was held in the Dade City jail in Florida in August 1915. According to The Richmond Virginian, a mob attacked the jail, overpowered the jailer, and took him out. The mob carried him to Trilby, where they hanged him in front of the railway station.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob attacked the Dade City jail, overpowered the jailer, took Will Israel out and hanged him in front of the railway station in Trilby.
Reported by: news reports.