Died in jail or a lockup
George Hopkins
George Hopkins was held in a cell at the Monticello jail in Georgia. According to the Yorkville Enquirer, shortly after midnight on July 31, 1885, a group of masked men rode into town, went to the jail, and fired shotgun blasts through the openings of his cell, killing him. The jailer was said not to have learned of the killing until he brought breakfast the next morning.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A group of masked men fired shotgun blasts through the openings of his cell at the Monticello jail, killing him.
Reported by: the jailer. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.