Died in jail or a lockup
Handy Bill
Handy Bill, a Black person, was held in the jail at Statesboro, Georgia. According to an Associated Press telephone report from Statesboro, carried by The Daily Palladium, a mob took them from the jail on the night of August 16, 1904, and burned them a few miles from town. The report attributes the burning to the mob and gives no account of the jail's staff.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Associated Press, citing a telephone report from Statesboro, says a mob took him from the Statesboro jail and burned him a few miles from town.
Reported by: Associated Press, citing a telephone report from Statesboro (reporters).