Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
On the night of January 14, 1915, a mob took this man from the Monticello, Georgia jail and hanged him on the outskirts of town, along with three others. The Birmingham Age-Herald reported that the bodies were then shot at. A county grand jury opened an investigation in February. Superior Judge Park, as the newspaper reported, 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, and Superior Judge Park said the perpetrators were guilty of murder.
Reported by: Superior Judge Park (court).