Died in custody
Name not reported
An unnamed Black man held under guard in Georgia in February 1891 was taken from the guards by a crowd and killed by hanging and gunfire, according to a brief wire report published in The Helena Independent on February 23, 1891. The report is the only account, and the man's identity is not given. Whether the guards resisted or handed him over is not stated.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.