Died in jail or a lockup
Charles Everett
Charles Everett, a Black man, was held in the jail in Manchester, Tennessee, when an armed mob came for him on the morning of Thursday, May 19, 1892. According to the Daily Public Ledger, the crowd had been agitated for two days, and men from Tullahoma tried to reach Manchester by engine before continuing overland. The mob stormed the jail, took Mr. Everett, and hanged him from a railroad trestle.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.