L. W. Perdue
L. W. Perdue was a 51-year-old man described as a teacher of refined manners and good education, and he had been married for years; his wife, two sons and two daughters survive him. He was held at the Mount Vernon jail in Georgia when, early on November 23, 1895, a mob of about twenty-five masked men took him from the jail. The sheriff tried to save him but was overpowered. The men killed Perdue in woods near the jail and left his body there, and The Morning News reported that his throat had been cut from ear to ear and his body riddled with bullets.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about twenty-five masked men took Perdue from the Mount Vernon jail, cut his throat and shot him, after the sheriff tried to stop them.
Reported by: news reports.