Jesse Barber

Jessie Barber was held in the Monticello, Georgia jail in January 1915, along with her father, Daniel Barber, and her sisters. In mid-January a mob overpowered the sheriff, took the cell keys from him and took her from the jail. According to the Birmingham Age-Herald, the mob hanged her from a pine tree on the outskirts of town and then shot her body. A county grand jury opened an investigation in February, and a judge said the people responsible were guilty of murder.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Jessie Barber from the Monticello, Georgia jail, hanged her from a pine tree and shot her body, according to the Birmingham Age-Herald.

Reported by: Birmingham Age-Herald (reporters); Superior Judge Park (court).

News reports (4)

• The Birmingham Age-Herald, January 16, 1915, page 1 The Birmingham Age-Herald, January 16, 1915
• The Public Ledger, January 22, 1915, page 2 The Public Ledger, January 22, 1915
• The Madison Journal, January 30, 1915, page 8 The Madison Journal, January 30, 1915
• The Birmingham Age-Herald, February 17, 1915, page 2 The Birmingham Age-Herald, February 17, 1915