Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In January 1916, a mob took one of five people held in a Georgia jail by means of a clever ruse and hanged them from a limb of a nearby tree. According to the account, a coroner's jury concluded that the killing was carried out by unknown parties.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury attributed the hanging to unknown parties after a mob took the person from a Georgia jail.
Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner).