Died in jail or a lockup
Frank Saunders
Frank Saunders was held in the jail at Tocoa, Georgia, in December 1886. According to the Daily Evening Bulletin, a mob surrounded the jail, battered down the door, took him from it to a tree and hanged him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: newspaper report of the 1886 lynching (reporters).