Died in custody
Robert Hynes
Robert Haynes, a Black man, was one of six men held in custody and being driven by wagon toward Millington, chained together, in late August 1894. According to an inquest jury, a mob of armed men stopped the wagon near Millington and shot all six men, and the jury found they died at the hands of persons unknown. Accounts differ on the size of the mob, with one putting it at about fifty men and another at about fifteen. An investigation into the killings was promised.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. According to an inquest jury, a mob of armed men stopped the wagon taking him to Millington and shot him, and the jury found he died at the hands of persons unknown.
Reported by: inquest jury.