Dave Wright

Dave Wright was held at the jail in Douglas, Georgia, in September 1926. According to the reporting, a group of masked men broke in, took him from the jail and lynched him. The article says the sheriff was overpowered by the men and did not stop them. A grand jury later indicted a local man, Major Brown, in connection with the killing, and the trial was expected to bring out more evidence. Accounts of the sheriff's response and of the indictment come from the newspaper and have not been independently confirmed.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A group of masked men took Dave Wright from the Douglas, Georgia jail and lynched him, after overpowering the sheriff.

Reported by: news reports.

News report

• The Cordele Dispatch, September 10, 1926, page 3 The Cordele Dispatch, September 10, 1926