Died in jail or a lockup
John McLeod
John McLeod, a Black man, was held in the Emanuel County jail in Georgia when he died on May 20, 1911. According to the coroner, a body of men took him from the jail, hanged him from a tree and riddled his body with bullets. Jail keys were reportedly found hidden afterward, and the coroner's inquest recorded the death as caused by unknown persons.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob dragged him from the Emanuel County jail, hanged him from a tree and shot him; the coroner's inquest recorded the death as caused by unknown parties.
Reported by: coroner.