Died in jail or a lockup
Tib Combs
Tib Combs was held in a jail when, according to The Big Sandy News, masked men demanded the keys from jailer Hiram Williams. The men then took Combs to the outskirts of town and lynched him. The newspaper reported the killing in May 1910.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Masked men demanded the keys from jailer Hiram Williams, took Tib Combs from the jail to the outskirts of town and lynched him.
Reported by: Hiram Williams, jailer (per the article's account of the keys being demanded) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.