John Veasey

John Veazey, a Black man, was held at the Warrenton, Georgia jail on February 24, 1911, when a mob broke the jail doors open around midnight. The sheriff was away searching for another man, and newspaper accounts report that no resistance was offered at the jail. The mob carried John Veazey to the edge of town, hanged him from a tree and shot him many times. One report says his body went unclaimed and was sent to an Atlanta medical college, and accounts say another Black man was taken and killed the same night.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news dispatch from Atlanta reporting Warrenton, Ga. (reporters); Atlanta news report (Daytona Daily News) (reporters); Associated Press (reporters); United Press dispatch (reporters); news dispatch datelined Augusta, Ga. (reporters); Augusta, Ga. dispatch published in the Laramie Republican (reporters).

Sources (9)

• The Daytona Daily News, February 25, 1911, page 1 The Daytona Daily News, February 25, 1911
• Alexandria Gazette, February 25, 1911, page 3 Alexandria Gazette, February 25, 1911
• The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, February 25, 1911, page 2 The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, February 25, 1911
• Evening Journal, February 25, 1911, page 1 Evening Journal, February 25, 1911
• The Washington Times, February 25, 1911, page 1 The Washington Times, February 25, 1911
• The Laramie Republican, February 25, 1911, page 1 The Laramie Republican, February 25, 1911
• The Farmer And Mechanic, February 28, 1911, page 13 The Farmer And Mechanic, February 28, 1911
• The Laramie Republican, March 1, 1911, page 2 The Laramie Republican, March 1, 1911
• The Palatka News And Advertiser, March 3, 1911, page 4 The Palatka News And Advertiser, March 3, 1911