Mrs. Ella Charles

Mrs. Ella Charles, one of two daughters of Dan Barber, was held in the Jasper County jail at Monticello, Georgia, in January 1915. According to a telephone message received in Atlanta, a mob of about a hundred men took her from the jail and lynched her. Sheriff James Ezelle said he was overpowered. Her body was later found riddled with bullets on the outskirts of town.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A telephone message received in Atlanta says a mob of about a hundred men took Mrs. Charles from the Jasper County jail and lynched her, and Sheriff James Ezelle said he was overpowered.

Reported by: Atlanta dispatch citing a telephone message (reporters); Sheriff James Ezelle (the agency that held her).

Source

• Bismarck Daily Tribune, January 16, 1915, page 1 Bismarck Daily Tribune, January 16, 1915