Died in jail or a lockup
Billy Magruder
Billy Magruder was held in the Georgetown jail in Quitman County, Georgia, in late June 1901. According to The Montgomery Advertiser, a crowd of unidentified men forced their way into the jail and took the key to his cell. No trace of him was found afterward, and the paper reported that he was believed to have been killed and his body thrown into the Chattahoochee River.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd of unknown men forced their way into the Georgetown jail, took the key to Billy Magruder's cell and took him, and he was believed to have been killed and thrown into the Chattahoochee River.
Reported by: news reports.