Died in custody
Luein Weaver
Luein Weaver, a Black man, was being held under guard in Knoxville, Tennessee, according to a news dispatch published in the Daily Kennebec Journal on July 15, 1879. The dispatch says that on the night of July 14, a mob of masked men took him from the guards and shot him through the head. The guards are not named in the account. The dispatch is the only source for these events.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch from Knoxville says a mob of masked men took him from guards and shot him through the head.
Reported by: news dispatch (Knoxville, July 14) (reporters).