Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In January 1916, a mob took one of five people held in a Georgia jail, using a ruse to get them out, and hanged the Black person from a limb of a nearby tree. The coroner's jury said the killing was carried out by unknown parties. The person's name and circumstances in custody are not given beyond this.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury attributed the hanging to unknown parties, per the account.
Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner).