Died in jail or a lockup
Charles Washington
Charles Washington, a Black man, was held in the jail at Cookeville, Tennessee, in July 1898. Newspapers reported that a mob took him from the jail and hanged him. One paper said about 3,000 people watched. Accounts printed in early July 1898 describe the killing as a mob action and do not state whether jail officers resisted or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Charles Washington from the Cookeville, Tennessee jail and hanged him, with about 3,000 people watching.
Reported by: news reports.