Died in jail or a lockup
Roily N. Dolton
Roily N. Dolton was held in the jail at Winchester when, according to the Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, thirty to forty masked and uniformed men took him from the jail and hanged him on December 3, 1868. The paper reported that the presiding judge referred the case to the grand jury. The paper said it had heard of no success in identifying the attackers.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Brownlow's Knoxville Whig reports that thirty to forty masked, uniformed men took Dolton from the Winchester jail and hanged him.
Reported by: Brownlow'S Knoxville Whig (reporters).