Died in jail or a lockup
Joe Patterson
Joe Patterson, a Black man held pretrial at the jail in Watkinsville, Georgia, was one of eight men a mob took from the jail and hanged at a place prepared in advance, according to The Adair County News in August 1905. The paper reports that the jailer gave in to the mob and led them to the cell, and that the sheriff, who lived a mile away, did not learn of it until morning. The article also says the bodies were later riddled with bullets.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took him from the Watkinsville, Georgia jail and hanged him, and the jailer gave in to the mob and led them to the cell.
Reported by: news reports.