Died in custody
Clarke N Nix
Clarke N Nix was taken from the guard who had captured him the night before and lynched in Camilla, Georgia, on November 1, 1891, according to a brief dispatch in The Salt Lake Herald published two days later. The dispatch says a mob took Nix from the guard. It does not say where he was being held or how the mob reached him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A short 1891 dispatch from Camilla, Georgia reports that Nix was taken from the guard who had captured him the night before and lynched.
Reported by: Camilla, Georgia dispatch (reporters).