Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was held in the jail at Appling, Georgia. According to the Charleston Daily News of January 11, 1869, a mob took him from the jail together with a man named Upton and lynched him. The account describes the two men as having been taken from custody and killed by the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.