Died in jail or a lockup
Arthur McCauley
Arthur McCauley was held in the calaboose, a town lockup in Chipley, Georgia. On a Friday night in July 1902, a masked mob took him from the lockup, and according to the Enquirer-Sun, the men held the guard at gunpoint and ordered him to keep quiet until they had left town. His body was found about a mile from town with about twenty bullet wounds in the body and head. The Enquirer-Sun reported that no clue had been found as to who made up the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob took Arthur McCauley from the Chipley calaboose in July 1902, held the guard at gunpoint, and shot him about twenty times.
Reported by: The Enquirer-Sun (reporters).