Died in jail or a lockup
William B. Willis
William B. Willis was held in the Augusta jail in Georgia. According to the Daily Camera, a mob took him from the jail the night of May 13, 1900, and lynched him. A separate Daily Public Ledger report, published May 15, 1900, describes officers taking him toward Atlanta from Augusta when he was taken from them and killed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Camera reported that a mob took him from the Augusta jail the night before and lynched him, with no detail on how the mob got in or what jail staff did.
Reported by: Daily Camera (reporters).