James Carter
1892
James Carter.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Blunt force
What Happened
City Marshal James Carter was beaten to death with a crowbar by three men he surprised breaking into the Toccoa National Bank around 4:00 a.m.
Marshal Carter's body was found just outside the bank door the next morning. Footprints beside his body led deputies to a house where the three suspects were arrested.
Due to threats of lynching, the suspects were transferred from the Toccoa Jail to the jail in Clarksville. A week later, a mob of more than 200 men broke into the prison and seized the suspects. All three were hanged from a tree just outside of town, and their bodies were riddled with bullets.
Marshal Carter was a Confederate Civil War veteran and had served with the Toccoa Police Department for ten years.
Marshal Carter's body was found just outside the bank door the next morning. Footprints beside his body led deputies to a house where the three suspects were arrested.
Due to threats of lynching, the suspects were transferred from the Toccoa Jail to the jail in Clarksville. A week later, a mob of more than 200 men broke into the prison and seized the suspects. All three were hanged from a tree just outside of town, and their bodies were riddled with bullets.
Marshal Carter was a Confederate Civil War veteran and had served with the Toccoa Police Department for ten years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
Service Record
Also Served
Toccoa Police Department
City Marshal
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