Died in jail or a lockup
Ernest Anderson
Ernest Anderson, a Black man, was held in the jail at Sulligent, where officers had placed him for the night. Early on a Sunday morning in September 1898, a group of men forced their way in, took him, and carried him to a nearby swamp. There they hanged him from a tree. The Age-Herald reported that his body was also shot many times and left hanging until the afternoon, when he was buried near the spot.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob forced its way into the Sulligent jail, took Ernest Anderson from it and hanged him from a tree in a nearby swamp.
Reported by: news reports.