Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In 1903, a mob took three Black men from the jail in Newton, Georgia, and lynched them, according to a Daily Public Ledger report published June 30 of that year. The men were held at the jail when they were seized. Their names and ages were not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.