Died in jail or a lockup

Pearson

died May 30, 1878 · Robertson County, Tennessee

Pearson was being held in the jail at Springfield, Tennessee, in late May 1878. A mob took him from the jail and killed him. Another man, Sadler, was taken from the same jail by the mob in the same event. The killings were reported in the Chariton Courier on June 29, 1878.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Source

Chariton Courier, June 29, 1878, page 1 Chariton Courier, June 29, 1878

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