Died in jail or a lockup
Frank Sanders
Frank Sanders was held in the jail at Carnesville, Georgia, in January 1887. According to the St. Landry Democrat, about 120 men broke into the jail, forced the doors, and took him to a tree, where they hanged him. The paper reported that an earlier account saying a mob had burned him was incorrect, and that after a disagreement among the men who had taken him, he was first returned to custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The St. Landry Democrat reported that about 120 men broke into the Carnesville, Ga. jail, took Frank Sanders to a tree and hanged him.
Reported by: St. Landry Democrat (reporters).