Died in jail or a lockup
Ned Caldwell
Ned Caldwell, a Black man, was one of three men held in the jail at Winchester, Tennessee, in October 1871. According to the Mineral Point Tribune, a party of ten disguised men took the three from the jail and hanged them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A party of ten disguised men took Ned Caldwell and two others from the Winchester, Tennessee jail and hanged them, according to the report.
Reported by: news reports.