Died in jail or a lockup
William Williams
William Williams was held in the jail at Oakland, Florida, in late November 1887. A news item published the next day in the Rock Island Daily Argus reports that a crowd took him from the jail on a Tuesday morning and lynched him. The account gives no details about who he was, who was in the crowd, or whether jail staff resisted, gave up keys, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Rock Island Daily Argus (reporters).