One of 2 people whose names were not reported

Two men held in the jail at Hawkinsville, Georgia, were taken from it early on Thursday morning, March 12, 1908, by a mob of men, according to a short report in The Union Times. The paper says the mob lynched both men and does not give their names. One of the men was Black.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Union Times reported that a mob of unknown men took two men from the Hawkinsville jail and lynched them.

Reported by: The Union Times (reporters).

Source

• The Union Times, March 13, 1908, page 6 The Union Times, March 13, 1908