Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was held at the Gumming jail in Gumming, Georgia, when a crowd of about 2,000 people broke into the building on September 10, 1912. The mob took him from the jail and hanged him in the center of town. His name and family are not recorded in the account of his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 2,000 broke into the Gumming jail, took a young man from custody and hanged him in the center of town.
Reported by: news report.