Belle Hathaway
Belle Hathway was one of four Black people held in the Harris County jail in Hamilton, Georgia. On the night of January 22, 1912, a mob of about one hundred men broke into the jail, overpowered the jailer, and took the four out. The Alexandria Gazette reported that the mob hanged them from trees in town. The Associated Press account printed in the Pensacola Journal said the mob carried them to trees about a mile from town and shot them with bullets.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 100 men broke into the Harris County jail in Hamilton, Georgia, overpowered the jailer, took the four people held there out and killed them, according to Associated Press reporting.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).