Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man whose name is not known was held at the jail in Monticello, Georgia, in 1915. According to press reports cited by the Courier-Journal, a mob took him from the jail, hanged him, and riddled his body with bullets. One of four Black people said in the same reports to have been taken from that jail and hanged by a mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Press reports cited by the Courier-Journal say a mob took the man from the Monticello, Georgia jail, hanged him and riddled his body with bullets.
Reported by: press reports cited by the Courier-Journal (reporters).