Simon Adams
Simon Adams was about 20 years old when he was taken into custody at a home near Columbus, Georgia, in the early hours of June 9, 1900. He was being driven toward Columbus to be turned over to officers when, according to a special dispatch printed in The Age-Herald, a mob overpowered the man driving him on the road. The dispatch reported that the mob hanged him to a tree by the trace chain and shot him. His body had not been found, and searchers believed it had been thrown into the Chattahoochee River.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Columbus, Ga. special dispatch says a mob overpowered the officer driving him toward Columbus, then hanged him to a tree and shot him.
Reported by: Columbus, Ga. special dispatch to the newspaper (reporters).