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Frank Mack

died October 4, 1911 · Dodge County, Georgia

Frank Mack was a chauffeur from Dublin, Georgia. According to the Birmingham Age-Herald, he was being returned to Dodge County in the custody of officers on October 4, 1911, when a mob took him from them. The mob tied him to a pine tree near the road about five miles north of Eastman and shot him. A coroner's jury returned a verdict that he died at the hands of unknown parties.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury found he died at the hands of unknown parties after a mob took him from officers while he was being returned to custody.

Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner).

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