Dave E. Gosby

Dave E. Gosby was held in the jail at Valdosta, Georgia, in September 1894, after being brought there for safekeeping. A mob took him from the jail and hanged him. According to one dispatch, the mob carried him to a thicket about a quarter of a mile away, hanged him from a tree, and then riddled his body with bullets. He was Black.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Dave E. Gosby from the Valdosta, Georgia jail and hanged him, according to a dispatch; the reports do not say whether jail officers resisted.

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (4)

• Daily Public Ledger, September 20, 1894, page 3 Daily Public Ledger, September 20, 1894
• The Wilmington Daily Republican, September 20, 1894, page 1 The Wilmington Daily Republican, September 20, 1894
• Evening Journal, September 20, 1894, page 4 Evening Journal, September 20, 1894
• The Coconino Weekly Sun, September 27, 1894, page 4 The Coconino Weekly Sun, September 27, 1894