Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black woman was held at the jail in Monticello, Georgia, in 1915. According to press reports cited by the Courier-Journal, a mob took her from the jail and killed her. The reports say she was hanged and that her body was riddled with bullets. She was one of four Black people the reports describe as taken from that jail 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 jail at Monticello, Georgia, hanged him and riddled his body with bullets.
Reported by: press reports cited by the Courier-Journal (reporters).