Died in jail or a lockup
Bea Brown
Bea Brown, a Black man, was held in the Tallapoosa County Jail in Tallapoosa, Georgia, in October 1902. According to The San Francisco Call, a mob of about 300 men took him from the jail at 7 o'clock in the morning. The mayor had earlier asked the governor for troops and tried to persuade the crowd to let the law take its course, but the mob carried Bea Brown to a bridge and hanged him there. The mob also shot his body, and troops who arrived found it there.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A San Francisco Call special dispatch reports that a mob of about 300 men took Bea Brown from the Tallapoosa County Jail, hanged him and shot his body.
Reported by: The San Francisco Call (reporters).