Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man whose name was not recorded was held in the custody of the sheriff at Cordele, Georgia, in February 1912. According to The Mathews Journal, a mob followed bloodhounds to find him, took him from the sheriff, and hanged him on the outskirts of Cordele. The paper reported that the mob dispersed immediately afterward and that no troops were sent.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.