Died in jail or a lockup

George Griffith

died July 10, 1887 · Oglethorpe County, Georgia

George Griffith, a Black man, was held in the jail at Lexington, Georgia, when a mob took him out and hanged him at about 1 a.m. on Sunday, July 10, 1887, according to the Yorkville Enquirer. The paper reports that earlier that evening a crowd had put a rope around his neck before others persuaded them to abandon their plan.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Yorkville Enquirer, July 13, 1887, page 2 Yorkville Enquirer, July 13, 1887

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