Died in jail or a lockup
Robert Jones
Robert Jones, a Black man, was held in the Warrenton jail in Georgia in February 1911. According to an Associated Press report carried by The Farmer and Mechanic, a mob broke into the jail around midnight, took him and another man held there, and hanged them from a tree on the edge of town. The report says the sheriff was away searching for another man when the jail doors were broken down.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Associated Press reports that a mob broke into the Warrenton jail at midnight, took Robert Jones and another man from it, and hanged them from a tree on the edge of town.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).