Died in prison
Name not reported
A man held at a camp on a railroad line in Georgia died in 1881 after a guard whipped him, according to the Jasper Weekly Courier. The guard had him strapped over a barred frame and whipped him with a leather strap-and-thong whip, and the paper reports that he died shortly afterward. The account gives no name, age or race for him. No response from the camp or the guard is reported, and no inquiry is mentioned.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A guard strapped a man over a barred frame and whipped him with a leather strap-and-thong whip after he tried to escape, and he died shortly afterward.
Reported by: news reports.