Albert Reese
Albert Reese, a Black man, was held in the jail at Cuthbert, Georgia, in Randolph County, when a mob broke in around 1 a.m. on a Friday in June 1909. According to The Leader of Cuthbert, as reported by The Dawson News, the mob demanded the keys from the deputy sheriff, took Reese to the southeastern edge of town, hanged him from a limb and shot him. An Associated Press dispatch describes about fifteen masked men who hanged him, and says few people knew of it until the next morning. Accounts differ on the date, with the Pensacola Journal giving June 24 and the Dawson News giving June 25.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: The Leader (Cuthbert newspaper), as reported in The Dawson News (reporters); Associated Press dispatch (reporters).