Lee Hall
Lee Hall, a Black man, was held in the Johnson County jail at Wrightsville, Georgia. Early on the morning of February 7, 1903, a mob broke into the jail, battering his cell door with a timber and then with hammers and crowbars, according to the Savannah Morning News. The mob took him to Cedar Creek, about a mile from town, hanged him from a tree and shot his body. Coroner T. L. Harris found that he died of gunshot wounds inflicted by unknown persons, and authorities said they were powerless to prevent the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the Johnson County jail at Wrightsville, Georgia, took Lee Hall from his cell and hanged him from a tree, while authorities said they were powerless to stop it.
Reported by: Coroner T. L. Harris (medical examiner or coroner); Atlanta dispatch citing advices from Dublin, Ga. (reporters).