Ozlas McGaha
Ozlas McGaha, a Black man, was being held in the Fayetteville jail in Tennessee when the events of November 29, 1895 took place. According to a Nashville wire report published in The News-Herald, Sheriff Menefee and his deputies refused a crowd at the Fayetteville train stop and marched the men to the jail. The report says about 200 armed men from Marshall County then battered down four jail doors, took Ozlas McGaha and another Black man out, and hanged them in the courthouse yard. The report says no shots were fired.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Nashville wire report published in The News-Herald says a mob of about 200 armed men battered down four jail doors, took Ozlas McGaha out and hanged him in the courthouse yard after Sheriff Menefee and his deputies had refused the crowd at the train stop.
Reported by: Nashville wire report published in The News-Herald (reporters).