Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Americus, Georgia, was taken from the jail by a mob and killed, according to The Jones County News in June 1913. The paper reported that he was beaten and shot many times before his body was set on fire. The paper condemned the mob's brutality.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.