Died in jail or a lockup
George Manley
Geo. Manley was held at the jail at Murphey, North Carolina. The Watauga Democrat reported on January 26, 1899 that a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a bridge some distance from town. The paper placed the killing 'some nights ago', without giving an exact date. The account of the lynching is the newspaper's, and no official account of the death is given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Watauga Democrat reports that a mob took Geo. Manley from the jail at Murphey, N.C., and hanged him from a bridge.
Reported by: Watauga Democrat (reporters).