Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
On the night of February 12, 1869, a group of citizens broke into the jail in Dyersburg, Tennessee, took five people from their cells and shot them to death. The Weekly Caucasian's brief report gives no names or ages for the five. It does not describe how the jail's keepers responded to the group.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper report.