Died in jail or a lockup
Joseph A. Smith
Joseph A. Smith was held in the jail at Elkton, the county seat of Todd County, Tennessee. On Sunday night, November 24, 1889, a mob took him from the jail. The mob hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper account says a mob took him from the Elkton jail and hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard.
Reported by: the newspaper account.