Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Burney
Henry Burney was held in the jail at Dublin, Georgia, in January 1888. According to a newspaper dispatch from Dublin, a masked mob of about twenty-five men broke into the jail, and the jailer handed over the keys. The men took Burney from the jail, and he is believed to have been lynched. The dispatch is the only account of his death, and nothing further had been reported about the group when it was sent.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper dispatch from Dublin, Georgia says a masked mob of about twenty-five men forced the jailer to hand over the keys and took Burney from the jail, and he is believed to have been lynched.
Reported by: newspaper dispatch from Dublin, Ga. (reporters).