Died in jail or a lockup

Hays Peebles

Trenton jail, Trenton

Hays Peebles was a Black man held at the Trenton jail. Masked men took him out of the jail and killed him, according to a Public Ledger report from September 1874. He was one of several Black men held there who were taken and killed in this way.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Federal documents say masked men took him from the Trenton jail and killed him.

Reported by: United States Government warrants (outside investigators).

Source

Public Ledger, September 12, 1874, page 3 Public Ledger, September 12, 1874

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