Died in jail or a lockup

Garfield McCoy

Newtown Jail, Newtown, Georgia

Garfield McCoy, a Black man, was held in the jail at Newtown, Georgia, when a mob took him from the jail and hanged him, according to a brief Watertown Republican item published July 8, 1903. The item lists him as one of three men taken and killed in this way. It does not say how the mob got in or whether jail staff resisted, gave up keys, or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Watertown Republican, July 8, 1903, page 2 Watertown Republican, July 8, 1903

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