Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to an editorial in The Pulaski Citizen published November 23, 1871, a Black man held in a jail was taken from it by a mob and hanged about two miles from town. Another Black man held in the same jail was taken with him and hanged in the same place. The editorial is the only source cited for these events.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Pulaski Citizen editorial says a mob hanged him about two miles from town after taking him from the jail.
Reported by: The Pulaski Citizen editorial (reporters).