Died in jail or a lockup
Alfred Long
Alfred Long, a Black man who lived near Tyro Shop in Davidson County, was taken out of the county jail and lynched on a Sunday morning in early June 1886, according to The Weekly Sentinel. The paper's account names the jail as the place he was held before a mob took him and killed him. Officials' reaction and any inquiry into the events are not given in the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Weekly Sentinel reports that Alfred Long was taken out of jail and lynched.
Reported by: Weekly Sentinel (reporters).