Died in jail or a lockup
Benjamin Gorman
Benjamin Gorman, a Black man, was taken from a jail at Church Hill, Georgia, and lynched, according to a short item in The Olneyville Times published June 5, 1903. The item does not say how the mob got into the jail or whether the jailers resisted, gave up the keys, or handed him over. The date of the killing is not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1903 news item reports that Benjamin Gorman was taken from a jail at Church Hill, Georgia, and lynched.
Reported by: news reports.