Willie English

Willie English, also recorded as Will English, was a Black man held in the jail at Bradentown, Florida. Early on July 2, 1912, a mob broke into the jail and overpowered jailer W. S. Young, who had fired at them, and took English from his cell. The mob killed him, with one account saying they shot him before hanging his body from a pine tree on the edge of town and another saying they hanged him from a tree.

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

Reported by: jail at Bradentown, Fla. jailer W. S. Young (the agency that held him); Chronicling America newspaper account (reporters).

News reports (2)

• The Ocala Evening Star, July 3, 1912, page 1 The Ocala Evening Star, July 3, 1912
• The Pensacola Journal, July 3, 1912, page 2 The Pensacola Journal, July 3, 1912