Died in jail or a lockup
Reed
Reed, a man, was held in the Nashville, Tennessee jail, and on May 7, 1875, according to a short item in The Dallas Weekly Herald citing a news report, a mob took him from the jail and threw him over a precipice about ninety feet high. The report attributes the killing to the mob. Whether jail officers resisted or handed him over is not stated in this account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Dallas Weekly Herald, citing a news report, says a mob took Reed from the Nashville jail and threw him over a ninety-foot precipice.
Reported by: The Dallas Weekly Herald (reporters).