Died in jail or a lockup
Charlie Jones
Charlie Jones, a Black man, was held in the jail at Warrenton, Georgia, in late February 1911. According to newspaper reports, a mob broke the locks on the jail while the sheriff and deputies were away from it, met no resistance, and took him to the edge of town. There he was hanged and shot many times, and the reports say his body went unclaimed and was sent to an Atlanta medical college.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took him from the Warrenton jail, hanged him at the edge of town and shot him many times, and the sheriff was away when the jail was broken open.
Reported by: Atlanta news report (Daytona Daily News) (reporters).