One of 6 people whose names were not reported
A Black man whose name the sources do not record was held in the Lee County jail in Leesburg, Georgia, on February 11, 1899. According to a telephone report published in the Semi-Weekly Messenger, a mob demanded the keys, and after a short parley with the sheriff they were handed over. The mob took him from the jail and killed him, one of six Black men taken from the jail that night. The governor had ordered militia toward Leesburg, but it did not arrive in time.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A telephone report from Leesburg, published in the Semi-Weekly Messenger, says a mob took the men from the Lee County jail and killed them after the sheriff handed over the keys.
Reported by: telephone report from Leesburg, published in the Semi-Weekly Messenger (reporters).