Jarrett
Jarrett, a Black man, was held in the Columbus jail in Georgia. On August 12, 1851, a crowd of about five hundred gathered outside the jail after word of the governor's decision on his case became known. According to a Columbus dispatch reprinted in the Macon Journal and Messenger, the mob demanded the keys, and the sheriff refused to give them up. The doors were broken open, and the mob took Jarrett out and hanged him from a pine tree behind the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd of about five hundred broke into the Columbus jail, the sheriff having refused to hand over the keys, and hanged Jarrett from a pine tree behind the jail.
Reported by: Columbus, Ga. dispatches reprinted from the Macon Journal and Messenger (reporters).