Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man, one of five men taken from a jail in Lee County, Georgia, was hanged by a mob near Leesburg on January 20, 1916. A Lee County grand jury said its investigation had proved futile, and it condemned the lynching. The grand jury's account was reported in the Bridgeport Evening Farmer and the New Britain Herald on February 2, 1916.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Lee County grand jury said its investigation could not establish responsibility and condemned the lynching.
Reported by: Lee County grand jury (court).