Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man in the custody of officers in Carter County, Tennessee, was taken from them in September 1874 by a group of people and killed. In a letter to the New-York Tribune published in October 1874, the district attorney wrote that the man had been killed without legal process, that no coroner's inquest had been held over the body, and that no legal duty to act had yet arisen. He said he would prosecute those responsible if the legal steps were taken.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The district attorney says a group of Black residents took him from officers and killed him without legal process, with no coroner's inquest held.
Reported by: district attorney, in a letter to the editor.