Died in jail or a lockup
Joseph Brake
Joseph Brake, a Black man, was held in the jail in Ripley, Tennessee. On December 18, 1903, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him, according to a telegram printed in the Lewiston Evening Teller. After he was hanged, the mob shot his body.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took him from the jail in Ripley, Tennessee and hanged him, according to a brief telegram printed in the Lewiston Evening Teller.
Reported by: Lewiston Evening Teller telegram report (reporters).