Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Noles
Henry Noles was held in the Winchester county jail in Winchester, Tennessee. On August 25, 1901, a mob of several hundred people broke into the jail after the sheriff and his deputies were overpowered, took him from custody, and killed him at a site nearby. An assistant attorney-general appealed to the crowd to disperse and leave the matter to the courts, but the appeal failed. According to the Richmond Dispatch, before he died Noles asked that his sisters and brothers be told he would meet them in glory.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.