Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in a Georgia jail was taken out by a mob and killed on Tuesday night, July 8, 1879, according to the Daily Republican. The paper described the killing as a lynching in its July 14, 1879 issue. The mob's action is the paper's account of how he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Republican reported that a mob took the man from the Georgia jail and lynched him.
Reported by: Daily Republican (reporters).