Died in jail or a lockup
Lucius Weaver
Lucius Weaver, a Black man, was held in custody in Tennessee in July 1879 after an arrest in May for an alleged assault. According to a Knoxville newspaper report published in the Daily Los Angeles Herald, a mob of about 100 men took him from the guards on the night of July 15, 1879, carried him about half a mile from town, and fatally shot him through the head. The report says the mob took him from the guards and does not describe how the guards responded.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Knoxville newspaper report says a mob of about 100 men took Lucius Weaver from the guards and shot him through the head half a mile from town.
Reported by: Knoxville newspaper report (reporters).