Name not reported

Five Black men, whose names the sources do not give, were hanged near Leesburg, Lee County, Georgia, on January 20, 1916, after a mob took them from a county jail. A Lee County grand jury said its investigation could not establish responsibility for the killings and condemned the lynching.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Lee County grand jury said its investigation could not establish who was responsible and condemned the lynching.

Reported by: Lee County grand jury (court).

News reports (2)

• The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, February 2, 1916, page 1 The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, February 2, 1916
• New Britain Herald, February 2, 1916, page 10 New Britain Herald, February 2, 1916