Jesse Jones
Jesse Jones was held in the Jacksboro jail in Tennessee when, on the night of March 18, 1893, a group of five men went to the jailer's house around 10 p.m., covered him with revolvers, took his keys and unlocked the jail. The men took Jones from the jail and hanged him from the cross beam of a gate about a quarter mile east of town, and the jailer gave up the keys under threat of the revolvers. According to the paper, townspeople reportedly knew nothing of the hanging until the body was found the next morning. The paper reported that Jones met death bravely, saying only that he was sorry to go.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Five men went to the jailer's house, covered him with revolvers, seized his keys and unlocked the jail, then hanged Jesse Jones from a gate about a quarter mile east of town.
Reported by: news reports.