Died in custody
Willis Low
Willis Low was one of four Black people being taken to jail near Crosby, Alabama, in the custody of deputy sheriffs, according to a Savannah dispatch printed in The State Chronicle on August 6, 1891. The dispatch says a mob took Willis Low and the other three from the deputies and that they were believed to have drowned. The death is dated to July 31, 1891.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A Savannah dispatch says a mob took Willis Low from deputy sheriffs near Crosby, Alabama, while he was being taken to jail, and that he was believed drowned.
Reported by: A special to the State from Savannah, Ga. (reporters).