Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was held in the jail at Monticello, Georgia, in 1915. According to press reports quoted by The Public Ledger, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him, and the reports also describe shooting. He was one of four Black people whom the reports say were taken from the Monticello jail and killed in the same way.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Press reports cited by the Courier-Journal say a mob took him from the Monticello, Georgia jail and hanged him.
Reported by: press reports cited by the Courier-Journal (reporters).