Died in jail or a lockup
Doc King
Doc King, a Black man, was held in the jail at Fayetteville, Tennessee, in September 1895. One account describes him as a farm hand. A mob took him from the jail and hanged him, and papers gave the size of the mob as anywhere from twenty to 300 men. Newspapers gave differing dates for his death, September 5, 6 and 12, and one paper reported that he protested his innocence.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 200 to 300 men took King from the Fayetteville, Tennessee jail and hanged him in September 1895, and the accounts do not say how jail officers responded.
Reported by: news reports.