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