Died in jail or a lockup

Jim Jones

Tennessee

Jim Jones, a Black man, was held in a jail near Monticello, Tennessee. The Herald and Tribune reported on August 28, 1895, that a mob took him from the jail and hanged him. He was in the custody of the jail when the mob took him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Herald And Tribune, August 28, 1895, page 2 Herald And Tribune, August 28, 1895

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