Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
A Black man held in the Warrenton, Georgia jail was taken from his cell by a mob of armed men on the night of February 24, 1911, and killed along with another man held there. A news dispatch from Atlanta reported that the bodies were riddled with bullets and left hanging in a tree on the outskirts of town. His name is not given in the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch from Atlanta reports that a mob of armed men took him from the Warrenton, Georgia jail and killed him, leaving his body riddled with bullets.
Reported by: news dispatch from Atlanta reporting Warrenton, Ga. (reporters).