Died in jail or a lockup

Burrell Smith

died February 20, 1880 · Rutherford County, Tennessee

Burrell Smith was hanged on February 20, 1880, near Little's Creek outside Murfreesboro, Tennessee, alongside another man, in a public execution. The New-York Tribune reported that he was taken from the jail and walked through a crowd estimated at ten thousand people to the scaffold. The newspaper wrote that his death was not quick but prolonged.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Source

New-York Tribune, February 21, 1880, page 8 New-York Tribune, February 21, 1880

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