Died in custody

Name not reported

died February 26, 1908 · VaMosta, Georgia

A person held in the custody of a deputy sheriff near VaMosta, Georgia, was taken from the deputy by a group of white men and lynched on Wednesday, February 26, 1908, according to The Gazette. It does not name the men who took them, and it does not say whether the deputy resisted or handed the person over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Gazette, February 29, 1908, page 2 The Gazette, February 29, 1908

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