Died in jail or a lockup
William Richards
According to a news dispatch from Somerville, Georgia, a mob took William Richards and another Black man from the town jail on Wednesday night, October 18, 1893. The dispatch says they were hanged from a tree and their bodies were riddled with bullets. The dispatch does not say whether jailers resisted the mob or handed the men over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: despatch from Somerville, Ga., as reported by the Portland Daily Press (reporters).