Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man held in the custody of a sheriff in Georgia was taken from the sheriff by a mob, which tied him to a stake on a public highway and burned him. The account says the governor appealed to the crowd to leave the man to the law and warned that he would act as a witness against those he could identify. Shots were fired at the governor, who was not hurt. The Beatrice Daily Express condemned the mob and called for its members to be punished.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took the man from the sheriff's custody, tied him to a stake on a public highway and burned him, and the governor appealed to the crowd to leave him to the law.
Reported by: news reports.