Died in jail or a lockup
Frank Earle
Frank Earle, also reported as Frank Earl, was a Black man held in a town jail in Georgia, which one account places in Higgston. Early on the morning of July 25, 1901, a group of men the newspapers did not identify took him from the jail and shot him to death. One account says the group carried him about a half mile from the jail, while another says about a mile. The Age-Herald reported the killing as a homicide, and the Associated Press dispatch described the crowd as unknown men.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: The Age-Herald (reporters); Associated Press special dispatch (reporters).