Died in jail or a lockup
One of 3 people whose names were not reported
A Black man held in the Ellaville jail in Georgia was killed in April 1911 when a mob of about one hundred masked men broke into the jail. According to the Alexandria Gazette, the mob overpowered the jailer and dragged three Black prisoners from their cells, and this man ran and was shot dead. His name is unknown from the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about one hundred masked men overpowered the jailer at the Ellaville jail, took a man from custody, hanged him from a tree and riddled his body with bullets.
Reported by: news reports.