Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the jail at Cartersburg, Georgia, was taken from the jail by a mob and killed, according to the Daily Public Ledger, which reported that hundreds of shots were fired into his body. His name is not given in the account. The paper's report does not say whether the jail's officers resisted the mob, gave up keys, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Daily Public Ledger (reporters).