Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man, described in the report as the leader of a group of Black people, was held in the custody of a deputy sheriff near Valdosta, Georgia. On February 20, 1908, a crowd of white men took him from the deputy and he is believed to have been lynched, according to The Hawaiian Star. The report links the crowd to the recent killing of a Black man by a local doctor, after which people gathered at the doctor's home and threatened retaliation. His name is not given in the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.