Died in custody
Homer Stewart
Homer Stewart, a Black man, was held in custody at Cedar Crossing, Georgia, in February 1912. According to an Associated Press dispatch datelined Vidalia, a group of men of his own race took him from the officers who had arrested him and lynched him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Associated Press reported that a group of men took Homer Stewart from the officers who had arrested him and lynched him at Cedar Crossing, Georgia.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).