Died in jail or a lockup
Sarah Connolly
Sarah Connolly was held in the jail at Leary, Georgia, in October 1916, according to a dispatch from Arlington published in the Valdez Daily Prospector. The dispatch reports that a mob removed her from the jail and lynched her, and that her body was riddled with bullets. Her son, who was also held in the case, had been moved elsewhere for safekeeping before the mob came.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A dispatch datelined Arlington reports that a mob removed Sarah Connolly from the jail at Leary, Georgia, and lynched her.
Reported by: news reports.