Died in custody

Name not reported

died February 21, 1891 · Georgia

Two people held by guards at Frasers Crossing near Savannah, Georgia, were taken from those guards by a crowd, according to a February 1891 report. The crowd hanged them to a tree and shot them. One of the two was Black. The report gives no names, ages or other details about either person, and no one's account of who they were has been recorded.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Salt Lake Herald, February 22, 1891, page 5 The Salt Lake Herald, February 22, 1891

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