Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man, not named in the Columbia Herald's account, was held at the Huntingdon jail in Huntingdon, Tennessee, in October 1901. According to a Columbia Herald editorial, a mob took him from the jail, hanged him and shot his body. The editorial says that officers, the state's chief executive and the grand jury had done nothing about the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Columbia Herald editorial says a mob took him from the Huntingdon jail, hanged him and shot his body.
Reported by: Columbia Herald editorial (reporters).