Died in jail or a lockup
Bill Holt
Bill Holt, a Black man, was held in the Lee County jail at Leesburg, Georgia. On the night of February 11, 1899, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from trees on the edge of town, according to a dispatch from Albany published in The Times. The paper reported that the sheriff, who had no force with which to resist, admitted the mob into the jail. It also reported that a state militia company sent to protect the jail arrived too late.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An Albany, Ga. dispatch in The Times says a mob took Bill Holt from the Lee County jail and hanged him from trees on the edge of town.
Reported by: Albany, Ga. dispatch in The Times (reporters).