Died in jail or a lockup
Henry W. Davis
Henry W. Davis worked as a night watchman at a local lumber plant. Early on the morning of September 12, 1920, a small group of men took him from the Quitman jail, where he was being held, drove him about two miles out of town and shot him to death on a public road. He had been held there while an appeal was pending. The sheriff's and jailer's conduct at the time of the seizure is not described in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. According to the newspaper account, a small group of men took him from the Quitman jail and shot him to death on a public road two miles out of town.
Reported by: the newspaper account.