Georgia Negro Lynched.
Valdosta, Ga., April 17.—News reached here to-day that Caesar Sheffield, a negro prisoner, was taken from the jail at Lake Park late last night and shot to death by unknown parties. No arrests have been made.
Sheffield was arrested yesterday, charged with stealing meat from the smoke-house of Elder A. B. Herring and put in jail to await trial.
During the night the prison was forced open. Mose Oppenheim, who lives near by, went to investigate, but was driven back by pistol shots.
Sheffield's body was found this morning in a field some distance away.
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