Died in jail or a lockup
Market Hill
Market Hill, a Black man, was held in the jail at Manchester, Tennessee, when a mob took him from custody and hanged him, according to a brief item in The Eaton Democrat published November 10, 1881. The paper's account does not name the jail staff involved or say how the mob gained access to him. The item is the only source cited for the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.