Died in jail or a lockup
One of 4 people whose names were not reported
This person was one of four Black people killed in March 1899, when a mob of masked men broke into the Palmetto, Georgia jail where they were being held. According to The Brunswick Times, the mob shot nine prisoners, killing four and wounding five. The paper reported that the guard refused to hand the prisoners over and was overpowered before the mob reached them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the Palmetto, Georgia jail, overpowered the guard and shot the prisoners, according to the newspaper report.
Reported by: news reports.