Died in custody
Lucas Weaver
Lucas Weaver, a Black man, was being held under guard near Knoxville. On the night of July 14, 1879, a mob of about one hundred men took him from the guards, carried him half a mile from town and shot him through the head. The Weekly Clarion reported that the wound was mortal.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about one hundred men took him from the guards and shot him through the head, according to the 1879 newspaper account.
Reported by: news reports.