Died in jail or a lockup
Charles Haggles
Charles was the younger of two brothers held in a California jail. In the early hours of Sunday, July 24, 1892, about forty armed, masked men took him and his brother from the jail and hanged him at a railroad wood shed, according to the Macon Beacon. His older brother told the crowd that Charles was innocent and asked them to be lenient toward him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The newspaper account says about forty armed, masked men took Charles and his brother from the jail and hanged him at a railroad wood shed.
Reported by: the newspaper account of the killing.