Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
William, whose surname is not legible in the surviving newspaper text, was held in a Georgia county jail in June 1909. A mob came to the jail, took him from custody, and hanged him from a tree, where his body was found the next morning. The newspaper account says the mob met practically no resistance at the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob came to the county jail in Georgia, took William from custody and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: news reports.