Died in custody
Pleas Wynn
According to a news dispatch datelined Chattanooga and printed on July 6, 1899, Pleas Wynn was hanged at Sevierville, Tennessee, on July 5, 1899. The dispatch reports that he was put to death on the same day as another man, Catlett Tipton. The account says nothing about his family, his work, or how he was regarded by the people around him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.