Died in jail or a lockup
Kid George
George was held in the city jail in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. On the night of August 4, 1905, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a bridge in the glare of an electric light, according to a Mobile Register dispatch. The dispatch reports that he begged for his life before he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took George from the Hattiesburg city jail and hanged him from a bridge, according to a Mobile Register special dispatch.
Reported by: Mobile Register special dispatch (reporters).