Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Georgia

A Black man was being held in the jail near Hazelhurst, Georgia, when a mob took him from custody and hanged him. The Osceola Times reported the killing in its June 3, 1893 issue. His name was not recorded in that account.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News report