Died in jail or a lockup
Dawson Jordan
Dawson Jordan was one of three men held at the Schley County jail in Ellaville, Georgia, in April 1911. Shortly after midnight on April 8, about twenty-five masked men took the three from the jail, led them to a nearby pine orchard, and shot them. Jailer Baugh said he was powerless to resist and surrendered the men to the mob. The newspaper account of the killing is the only source for these events.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob of about twenty-five took Dawson Jordan from the Ellaville, Georgia jail and shot him, and the jailer said he was powerless to resist and surrendered the men.
Reported by: Jailer Baugh (the agency that held him); news reporting of the 1911 killing (reporters).