Si Smith
Si Smith, described in a 1899 newspaper account as a prominent Habersham County farmer, was held in the jail at Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia. The Union Times reports that shortly after midnight on July 15, 1899, a man at the sheriff's door claimed to be the sheriff of Gilmer County with a prisoner to lock up. After Sheriff Munday let the group in, one of the men pointed a pistol at him and demanded the jail keys, and the sheriff went downstairs to get them while Smith was shot through his cell door. The account says the mob left before anyone could find them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Union Times reports that a mob forced its way into the Gainesville, Georgia jail after the sheriff was held at gunpoint for the keys, and shot Si Smith through his cell door.
Reported by: The Union Times (reporters).