Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In May 1870, a man held in a Tennessee jail was taken from custody by a mob and hanged the same night, according to a newspaper item published May 18, 1870. He was one of two men held at the jail at that time. The item gives no name, town or county for him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Raftsman'S Journal (reporters).