Died in jail or a lockup
Scott
Scott was held at the Calhoun jail in Calhoun, Georgia, in November 1892. According to a news dispatch published in the Fort Worth Gazette on November 27, 1892, a mob from Rome reached Calhoun, entered the jail, and took him. The dispatch reports that the mob hanged him and released several other prisoners held there.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch reports that a mob from Rome entered the Calhoun jail and hanged Scott.
Reported by: news dispatch.