Died in jail or a lockup
Dave Bumpers
Dave Bumpers was being held in the jail at Athens, Georgia. On Sunday, December 18, 1881, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him with a plow line, according to The People and New Hampshire Patriot. That paper reported the killing in its issue of December 22, 1881.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Dave Bumpers from the jail at Athens, Georgia, and hanged him with a plow line, according to The People and the New Hampshire Patriot.
Reported by: The People and New Hampshire Patriot (reporters).