Geo. Gaddis
George Gaddis, a Black man, was one of two men held in the custody of local officers at Edwards, Mississippi, in early September 1883. According to a special dispatch to a New Orleans newspaper, a crowd of roughly 150 men demanded that the sheriff turn the prisoners over, and he refused. Gaddis was shot by the crowd as he tried to escape, according to that account, and the sheriff was overpowered soon after. Other reports put the crowd at about 153 men and describe the shooting as happening in the confusion, with Gaddis shot many times.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A special dispatch to a New Orleans newspaper reports that a crowd of about 150 men demanded two prisoners from the sheriff, who refused, and that Gaddis was shot by the crowd while trying to escape.
Reported by: special dispatch to a New Orleans newspaper (reporters).