Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Blakely, Georgia, was taken from his cell on March 4, 1909, by a crowd of about twenty-five people and shot to death. He was held by the local jail, and the crowd took him from there. His name was not recorded in the account, and the newspaper that reported the killing was published in Richmond, Virginia, two days later. The people who took him have not been identified in this account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd of about twenty-five people took the man from the Blakely, Georgia jail and shot him to death, according to the Associated Press.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).