Died in custody
Name not reported
According to Georgia Governor Hugh M. Dorsey's 1921 pamphlet, the man was a Black preacher and teacher. In October 1919 a sheriff was moving him from one county to another for safekeeping after a threatening crowd had gathered earlier. The Washington Tribune reported that a mob overtook the sheriff on the road, took the man from him and lynched him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Governor Hugh M. Dorsey's 1921 pamphlet says a mob overtook the sheriff on the road and took the man from him to lynch him.
Reported by: Governor Hugh M. Dorsey's 1921 pamphlet.