Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man was held by guards at Springplace in Murray County, Georgia, according to a Chattanooga dispatch published in the National Republican on October 15, 1875. The dispatch says a group of disguised men took him from the guards and hanged him on the night before it was sent, October 13, 1875.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Chattanooga dispatch reports that a group of disguised men took the prisoner from guards at Springplace and hanged him.
Reported by: Chattanooga dispatch (reporters).