Died in jail or a lockup

One of 2 people whose names were not reported

died December 11, 1886 · Catoosa County Jail, Catoosa County, Georgia

The jail at Ringgold, Georgia, held two Black people. On Saturday, December 11, 1886, a mob took them from the jail and hanged them. The Daily Kennebec Journal reported the killings in its December 13, 1886 edition.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Daily Kennebec Journal, December 13, 1886, page 1 Daily Kennebec Journal, December 13, 1886

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