Died in jail or a lockup
Jack Hillsman
Jack Hillsman, a Black man, was in the custody of the Crawford County sheriff in July 1900 when, according to The Atlanta Constitution, a mob of about a hundred men seized him as the sheriff was taking him from the courthouse to the jail in Knoxville, Georgia. The mob hanged him from a tree and shot him. The newspaper reported that deputies tried to stop the mob but were overpowered and disarmed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: newspaper account (historical press report) (reporters).