Joe Fowler

Joe Fowler was held in the jail in Blakely, Georgia, when a mob of about 200 men broke in on March 4, 1909, according to the Evening Times-Republican. The mob took him from his cell to a tree in the public square and hanged him. The newspaper reports that the mob fired into his body while it swayed.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper account says a mob of about 200 men broke into the Blakely, Georgia jail, took Joe Fowler from his cell and hanged him from a tree in the public square.

Reported by: newspaper account.

Source

• Evening Times-Republican, March 5, 1909, page 1 Evening Times-Republican, March 5, 1909