Died in jail or a lockup
Warren Powers
Warren Powers was held in the jail at East Point, Georgia. A dispatch datelined Atlanta reported that masked men took Warren Powers from the jail and killed them at midnight on September 4, 1889. The death is recorded as a homicide carried out by a mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Masked men took Warren Powers from jail at East Point, Georgia, and killed him, according to a dispatch datelined Atlanta.
Reported by: news reports.