Died in custody
Henry Day
Henry Day, a Black man, was reportedly taken from the sheriff of Wilson County, Georgia, on the afternoon of August 20, 1909, and lynched, according to a report received at Fitzgerald that night. The Los Angeles Herald account gives no details of how the mob took him or whether the sheriff resisted, gave up the keys, or handed him over. No other source describing the events is included here, so the account rests on that single newspaper report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.