Died in jail or a lockup
Charles Lamming
Charles Lamming, a Black man, was held in the jail in Hamilton, Georgia, on January 22, 1912. According to a United Press dispatch published the next day, a mob of more than a hundred men broke down the jail doors around midnight, dragged him from his cell and hanged him from a tree on the outskirts of town, along with three other men. The account says Warden Robins had no warning before the mob forced the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A United Press dispatch reports that a mob took Charles Lamming from the Hamilton, Georgia, jail and hanged him from a tree on the outskirts of town.
Reported by: United Press dispatch (reporters).