Died in jail or a lockup

George Moore

died May 23, 1911 · Crawfordsville Jail, Crawfordsville, Georgia

George Moore, a Black man, was held in the jail at Crawfordsville, Georgia, in May 1911. According to a news dispatch in the Madison Daily Leader, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took George Moore from the Crawfordsville jail in Georgia and hanged him from a tree, according to a brief 1911 news dispatch; the article does not say whether jail officers resisted.

Reported by: Madison Daily Leader news dispatch (reporters).

Sources (2)

The Madison Daily Leader, May 23, 1911, page 1 The Madison Daily Leader, May 23, 1911
Golden Valley Chronicle, May 26, 1911, page 3 Golden Valley Chronicle, May 26, 1911

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