Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was being brought to the jail near Nelson, Georgia, by officers in December 1882. According to a short dispatch datelined Augusta, a mob took him from the officers and lynched him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief Augusta dispatch reports that a mob took a man from officers while they were bringing him to the jail near Nelson, Georgia, and lynched him.
Reported by: news reports.