Died in jail or a lockup
Reams
Reams was held in the county jail at Clinton. On a Monday night in late February 1888, The Hickman Courier reported, about 40 or 50 men came to the jail and demanded the keys. The paper said the jailer surrendered to the overwhelming force, and the men took Reams from the jail and hanged him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.