Died in jail or a lockup
James Thomas
James Thomas was held in the Swainsboro jail in Emanuel County, Georgia, in November 1889. A mob of twenty or twenty-five masked men broke into the jail and took him into the woods, and The Morning News reported that it supposed he was dead. The paper reported that citizens said they did all they could to stop the mob, but that the crowd could not be restrained.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of twenty or twenty-five masked men broke open the Swainsboro jail and took James Thomas from custody, and citizens said they tried to stop them but could not.
Reported by: news reports.