Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
On the night of January 14, 1915, a mob took this man from the jail in Monticello, Georgia, one of four Black people taken that night. The mob hanged him on the outskirts of town, and the bodies were then shot at. A county grand jury opened an investigation in February. Superior Judge Park said the people responsible were guilty of murder.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took four Black people from the Monticello, Georgia jail and hanged them on the outskirts of town, and Superior Judge Park said the perpetrators were guilty of murder.
Reported by: Superior Judge Park (court).