Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man was in the custody of a deputy sheriff near Valdosta, Georgia, when a crowd took him from the deputy on February 27, 1908, according to The Free Lance. The newspaper reported that he was believed to have been lynched. His name was not given in the account. The crowd took him from the deputy and he died, a death that the article places near Valdosta on that date.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd of white men took him from a deputy sheriff near Valdosta, Georgia, and he is believed to have been lynched.
Reported by: news reports.