Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was held in the Monroe jail in Monroe, Georgia. According to the Nevada County Picayune in July 1911, a mob stormed the jail, dragged him out and hanged him from a nearby tree. The paper reported that the mayor and officers were urging that the state militia be called out in response.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.