Died in jail or a lockup
Albert Lawson
Albert Lawson, a Black man, was held in the jail at Paris, Tennessee, in July 1909. According to the Hopkinsville Kentuckian, on Tuesday night, July 20, 1909, about 25 masked men took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree in the yard. The newspaper reported his death as a homicide carried out by a mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1909 newspaper report says a masked mob of about 25 men took him from the Paris, Tennessee jail and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: 1909 newspaper report (reporters).