Newton Jones

Newton Jones was lynched at Baxley, Georgia, in December 1893, according to the Griggs Courier and The Pioneer Press. Both papers report that a mob took him from the officers who had arrested him and killed him. The short items give no date of death, no names of the officers or mob members, and no account of whether the officers resisted, gave up the keys or handed him over.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (2)

• The Pioneer Press, December 7, 1893, page 2 The Pioneer Press, December 7, 1893
• Griggs Courier, December 8, 1893, page 6 Griggs Courier, December 8, 1893