Died in jail or a lockup
Cherry Roberts
Cherry Roberts, a Black man, was held at the county jail in Hawkinsville, Georgia, when he died on March 5, 1908. According to a news report published the next day, a masked mob gathered at the jail during the night and demanded him and another man held there. The mob took the two men to an isolated place and hanged them from a tree. Their bodies were afterward cut down and burned.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news report (dateline Hawkinsville, Ga.) (reporters).