Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was one of five men held in a local jail in Georgia in January 1916. A small armed party got in through a ruse, persuaded the jailer to open the cells, and took him from his cell during the night. His body was found the next morning hanging from a tree near the town. The coroner's verdict attributed the deaths to strangulation and gunshot wounds inflicted by unknown parties.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The coroner's verdict attributed the death to strangulation and gunshot wounds at the hands of unknown parties after a small armed group took him from the jail.
Reported by: coroner.