Died in custody
Patso
Patso, a Black man, was held by officers near Valdosta in Lowndes County, Georgia, according to a Macon dispatch printed in late 1890. On the night of October 30, 1890, a mob of white men took him from the officers, the dispatch reported. The mob tied him to a tree and shot him to death. Newspaper accounts of the killing were printed in several papers in early November 1890.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Macon, Ga. dispatch in the Dodge City Times says a mob of white men took Patso from officers near Valdosta and shot him to death after tying him to a tree.
Reported by: Macon, Ga. dispatch in the Dodge City Times (reporters).