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Will Temple

died September 30, 1919 · Hales infirmary, Montgomery County, Alabama

Will Temple was being treated for wounds at the Hales infirmary in Montgomery, Alabama, in September 1919. According to The Holly Chieftain, a party of six men took him from his bed in the infirmary and lynched him. The governor intervened afterward, and judges and the sheriff were called into conference.

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

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