Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man, whose name the sources do not give, was in the custody of officers who were taking him to Douglas, Georgia, on May 23, 1893. The Record-Union reported that a mob overpowered the officers, hanged him from the same tree as Ephriam Muchler, and riddled their bodies with bullets. The account says the officers were overpowered and does not describe whether they resisted or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Record-Union newspaper reports that a mob overpowered the officers transporting him to Douglas, Ga., and hanged him.
Reported by: The Record-Union newspaper (reporters).