Died in jail or a lockup
Powhatan Pete
Powhatan Pete was held in the jail at Brownsville, Tennessee, when, according to the Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, citizens took him from the jail on Monday, May 25, 1885, and hanged him. The account gives no further details of his life or the events that led to his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.