Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Early one morning in June 1923, a mob of about 2,000 people stormed the Savannah jail in Georgia, where a Black man was being held, and tried to seize him. One person was killed, another was seriously wounded, and several others were hurt in the attack. The Associated Press dispatch reporting the attack does not identify the person who was killed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 2,000 stormed the Savannah jail in June 1923 to seize a Black man held there, and one person was killed, according to an AP dispatch.
Reported by: AP dispatch (reporters).