Died in jail or a lockup
Will Miles
Will Miles, a Black man, was being held in a Georgia jail in June 1896. According to The Evening Herald, a mob first killed Jesse Slayton, then overpowered the jailer at the courthouse and took Will Miles from custody. The mob marched him to the tree where Slayton's body hung, forced him to look at it, and then hanged and shot him. The Evening Herald reported these events on June 2, 1896.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob overpowered the jailer at the courthouse, took Will Miles, hanged him and shot him after forcing him to look at the body of Jesse Slayton.
Reported by: news reports.