Dr. Ryder

Dr. Ryder, a doctor, was held in the Talbot County jail in Georgia in July 1897 when a mob took him out and hanged him. The Dawson News reported that he had been removed from the jail for safe-keeping when the mob took him. In a March 1898 letter to Governor Atkinson, his brother, Dr. C. A. Ryder, named men he said took part in the killing, asked for their prosecution, and said threats were made against him to stop the inquiry.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (disputed). A mob took Dr. Ryder from the Talbot County jail and hanged him in July 1897, according to his brother, Dr. C. A. Ryder, who wrote to the governor asking for prosecutions and saying threats were made to stop the inquiry.

Reported by: Dr. C. A. Ryder, his brother, in a letter to Governor Atkinson (family or their lawyers); Semi-Weekly Interior Journal news brief (reporters); telegraphed news brief.

News reports (8)

• San Antonio Daily Light, July 21, 1897, page 6 San Antonio Daily Light, July 21, 1897
• Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, July 23, 1897, page 2 Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, July 23, 1897
• The Dawson News, July 28, 1897, page 2 The Dawson News, July 28, 1897
• The Age-Herald, March 25, 1898, page 2 The Age-Herald, March 25, 1898
• Daily Press, March 25, 1898, page 2 Daily Press, March 25, 1898
• The News & Observer, March 25, 1898, page 1 The News & Observer, March 25, 1898
• The Semi-Weekly Messenger, March 29, 1898, page 6 The Semi-Weekly Messenger, March 29, 1898
• The Farmer And Mechanic, March 29, 1898, page 3 The Farmer And Mechanic, March 29, 1898