Died in jail or a lockup
Jake Glover
Jake Glover, a Black man, was held in the jail at Monticello, Georgia, in December 1898. On the night of Tuesday, December 6, a large mob took him from the jail and carried him outside town. Reports said the mob hanged him and left him for dead, and that he was cut down, revived and returned to the jail. The mob then came back for him and killed him by hanging and gunfire.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Jake Glover from the jail in Monticello, Georgia, hanged him and shot him, according to the 1898 newspaper account.
Reported by: news reports.