Died in jail or a lockup
Braden
Braden was held in the jail when a group of men, their number unknown, broke in, took him from his cell and hanged him from a tree about two miles above Florence, according to the Memphis Daily Appeal. The paper reported that the men took the keys from a nail while the jailer was away, and that the jailer did not stop them. He left a wife. A coroner's inquest was called, and the paper said the people of the city wanted those responsible brought to justice.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Braden from his cell in the jail, hanged him from a tree about two miles above Florence, and took the jail keys from a nail in the jailer's absence.
Reported by: Memphis Daily Appeal (reporters).