Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
One of five Black people held in the jail in Albany, Georgia, was taken from it on the night of January 20, 1916, when a mob lynched them. The account says the jailers refused to hand the prisoners over, and the mob battered down the jail doors to reach them. The five were then killed by the mob outside the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Chronicling America newspaper report (reporters).