William Singleton

William Singleton, a Black hackman, was held in the jail at Macon, Georgia. On the night before an October 18, 1890 dispatch, an armed mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree. The jail's officers' conduct during the seizure is not described here, so whether they resisted or handed him over remains unrecorded.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Macon dispatch reported in The Morning Call (reporters).

News reports (2)

• Los Angeles Herald, October 19, 1890, page 2 Los Angeles Herald, October 19, 1890
• The Morning Call, October 19, 1890, page 1 The Morning Call, October 19, 1890