Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Tifton, Georgia, was taken from custody early on Sunday, August 9, 1908, and killed by a mob on the outskirts of the city. The 1908 newspaper report does not say whether the jailer or officers resisted the mob or handed him over. His name is garbled in the archived text, so his identity cannot be confirmed from this account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.