Died in jail or a lockup
Edward Wills
Edward Wills, who was Black, was held in the jail at Waynesborough, Georgia. According to a news dispatch datelined Augusta, Georgia, a crowd of unidentified men took him from the jail on the night before the report and lynched him. The dispatch names no one in the crowd.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch from Augusta, Georgia says a crowd of unidentified men took Edward Wills from the Waynesborough jail and lynched him.
Reported by: news dispatch from Augusta, Ga. (reporters).