Died in jail or a lockup

Henry Rape

died April 30, 1888 · Summerville jail, Chattooga County, Georgia

Henry Rape, a Black man, was held in the jail at Summerville, Georgia. According to an Atlanta dispatch published in the Springfield Daily Republic on May 1, 1888, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him on April 30, 1888.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Atlanta dispatch in the Springfield Daily Republic reports that a mob took him from the jail at Summerville and hanged him.

Reported by: Atlanta dispatch in the Springfield Daily Republic (reporters).

Source

Springfield Daily Republic, May 1, 1888, page 1 Springfield Daily Republic, May 1, 1888

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