Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held at a jail near Hazelhurst, Georgia, was taken from the jail by a mob and hanged. The Turner County Herald reports that he was lynched together with Eph Merchet, who was also held there. According to the paper, the two men were being transported to Nichols when they were killed, but the jail's account differs from that. The sources do not establish how the jail staff responded to the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took a man from the jail near Hazelhurst, Georgia, and hanged him, along with Eph Merchet, according to the account, which says they were being moved to Nichols when they were lynched.
Reported by: historical newspaper account (unnamed paper, OCR text) (reporters).