Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held at the jail in Montecillo, Georgia, was taken from the jail by a group of citizens, carried a short distance and shot to death, according to a Barton County Democrat item published December 2, 1898. The item says the group overpowered the sheriff and took the jail keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.