Died in jail or a lockup
Jesse
Jesse, a son of Daniel Barber, was held in the Monticello jail in Georgia. On the night of January 14, 1915, according to an Associated Press report, a mob of about two hundred masked men took him from the jail along with three other Black people. The mob hanged him and then shot him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Associated Press reported that a mob of about two hundred masked men took him from the Monticello jail, hanged him and then shot him.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).