Died in jail or a lockup
Will Todd
Will Todd, a Black man, was held in the jail at Bridgeport, Alabama, in August 1897. According to a short wire report in The San Francisco Call, a mob of about 600 people took him from the jail on the morning of the report. The mob carried him to the outskirts of the city, where they hanged him and shot him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Will Todd from the Bridgeport, Alabama jail, hanged him and shot him, according to a short wire report that gives no detail on officials' response.
Reported by: news reports.