Name not reported

A Black man held in the jail at St. Petersburg, Georgia, was killed around Christmas 1905, according to accounts published in early January 1906. The reports say a crowd gathered outside about thirty minutes after he was placed in the jail, and that one person fired through the jail window and killed him. Another account ties his placement in the jail to a fatal altercation with a special police officer, who died a few minutes later.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A crowd gathered at the St. Petersburg, Ga. jail about thirty minutes after he was placed there, and one person fired through the window and killed him.

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (4)

• The Wahpeton Times, January 4, 1906, page 2 The Wahpeton Times, January 4, 1906
• Pierre Weekly Free Press, January 4, 1906, page 1 Pierre Weekly Free Press, January 4, 1906
• Turner County Herald, January 4, 1906, page 2 Turner County Herald, January 4, 1906
• The Bowbells Tribune, January 5, 1906, page 10 The Bowbells Tribune, January 5, 1906