Died in jail or a lockup
Prof. Perdue
Prof. Perdue was a schoolteacher at Ailey, Georgia, and left a widow and grown children. According to the newspaper accounts, he was in the sheriff's custody when a mob took him and killed him. The papers report that his throat was cut and his body was riddled with bullets.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The news report says a mob took Prof. Perdue from the sheriff's custody, cut his throat and riddled his body with bullets.
Reported by: news report.