Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black person held in the custody of a sheriff in Georgia was taken by a mob and hanged on or about October 7, 1919, according to a Rock Island Argus editorial published the next day. The editorial, which is the only source here, describes the killing as a protest against the slow pace of the law. The person's name and the jail where they were held are not given in the source, and it does not say whether the sheriff resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed the person over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Rock Island Argus editorial (reporters).