Died in custody
Hob Bruce
Hob Bruce was a Black man who had been taken into custody by deputy sheriffs near Tiptonville, Tennessee, in September 1910. He and another Black man had been captured by the deputies in a swamp about a mile away. A mob of about 200 then found them, took Hob Bruce from the deputies, and hanged him from a tree about a mile below Tiptonville. The newspaper account of the 1910 killing is the only source for these events.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 200 took Hob Bruce from deputy sheriffs and hanged him from a tree near Tiptonville, Tennessee.
Reported by: historical newspaper report.