Died in jail or a lockup
Garileld McCoy
Garileld McCoy, a Black man, was held in the Baker County jail at Newton, Georgia. According to a press dispatch from Albany, Georgia, printed in the St. Louis Republic, a mob came to the jail on the night of June 25, 1903, and overpowered the jailer when he opened the door. The report says the mob took McCoy and two other men about a mile from town, then hanged them from a tree and shot them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A St. Louis Republic dispatch from Albany, Georgia reports that a mob overpowered the jailer at the Baker County jail, took McCoy and two others about a mile from town, and hanged and shot them.
Reported by: The St. Louis Republic (Albany, Ga. dispatch) (reporters).