Died in jail or a lockup
Jessie Barber
Jessie Barber was the son of Daniel Barber. He was held at the Monticello county jail in Georgia. On January 15, 1915, according to a report in the Birmingham Age-Herald, a mob broke into the jail and took him, hanged him from a pine tree and shot his body. The report says the sheriff was overpowered and the cell keys were taken from him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Jessie Barber from the county jail, hanged him from a pine tree and shot his body, according to the Birmingham Age-Herald.
Reported by: Birmingham Age-Herald (reporters).