Died in jail or a lockup
Redding
Redding, a Black man, was held in the Twiggs County jail in Georgia when, according to the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, an armed group of men took him from his cell on August 7, 1875. The paper reported that the men forced the sheriff to hand over the jail keys, then tied Redding to a tree and shot him. The Augusta paper condemned the killing and urged that those involved be arrested and punished under the law.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, reprinting the Macon Telegraph and Messenger, says a mob took Redding from the Twiggs County jail, tied him to a tree and shot him.
Reported by: Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, reprinting the Macon Telegraph and Messenger (reporters).