Died in jail or a lockup
Ozias McGahey
Ozias McGahey, a Black man, was being moved by train under the custody of Sheriff Menefee when a crowd stopped the train at Fayetteville, Tennessee, and demanded the prisoners. The sheriff refused and had the prisoners placed in the Fayetteville jail, and he telegraphed the governor for state troops. On the night of November 29, 1895, armed men broke down four doors of the jail, took Ozias McGahey out and hanged him in the courthouse yard. Accounts differ on the size of the mob and on whether the troops arrived too late.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody
Sources (24)
- The Morning News, November 30, 1895, page 5
- Birmingham State Herald, November 30, 1895, page 1
- Daily Public Ledger, November 30, 1895, page 2
- The Evening Bulletin, November 30, 1895, page 1
- The Roanoke Daily Times, November 30, 1895, page 5
- The Norfolk Virginian, November 30, 1895, page 5
- The Herald, November 30, 1895, page 1
- The Record-Union, November 30, 1895, page 1
- The Evening Times, November 30, 1895, page 6
- The Indianapolis Journal, November 30, 1895, page 1
- The Topeka State Journal, November 30, 1895, page 2
- Daily Kennebec Journal, November 30, 1895, page 2
- Evening Star, December 2, 1895, page 5
- Hopkinsville Kentuckian, December 3, 1895, page 1
- Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer, December 3, 1895, page 4
- The Coconino Weekly Sun, December 5, 1895, page 5
- The Weiser Signal, December 5, 1895, page 4
- Canton Weekly Register, December 5, 1895, page 9
- The Oskaloosa Herald, December 5, 1895, page 1
- Courier Democrat, December 5, 1895, page 3
- The Dakota Chief, December 5, 1895, page 2
- The Iola Register, December 6, 1895, page 6
- Griggs Courier, December 6, 1895, page 6
- Western Kansas World, December 7, 1895, page 2