Died in jail or a lockup
Rich Millen
Rich Millen, a Black man, was one of seven men held at the Watkinsville jail in Georgia when a masked mob came for them in the early morning of June 29, 1905. According to the Associated Press, the mob took the men about a hundred yards from the jail and shot them to death. The governor said he would investigate the killings.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob took Rich Millen from the Watkinsville jail and shot him to death, according to the Associated Press.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).