Died in custody
Wesley Weaver
Wesley Weaver, a Black man, gave Cartersville as his home. Town authorities in Waresboro, Georgia, held him and were moving him to what they called a safer place in September 1895 when about 100 armed men overtook them and took him along the railroad tracks. His body was later found tied to a telegraph pole, shot many times. A coroner's inquest found that he died of gunshot wounds inflicted by persons unknown.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: coroner's inquest (medical examiner or coroner).