Died in jail or a lockup
Ben Harris
Ben Harris, a Black man, was one of eight men held in the jail at Watkinsville, Georgia. The Morgan County Democrat reported that a mob of white men formed around midnight on June 30, 1905, and forced the jailer to hand over the keys. The mob took Ben Harris and the other men from their cells and shot them to death. The paper reported that the jailer was made to accompany the mob to the place of the killings.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Ben Harris from the Watkinsville, Georgia jail, where the jailer was forced to hand over the keys, and shot him to death.
Reported by: news reports.