Deaths in Custody
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James Moore

died August 13, 1886 · Macon, Georgia

A mob broke into the jail at Macon, Georgia, in the early hours of Friday, August 13, 1886, and took James Moore from his cell. The mob hanged him from a tree until he died. The Bossier Banner reported his death in its August 19, 1886 edition.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

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