Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
One of five people held in the jail at Biersburg, Tennessee, was taken from it and shot to death by a crowd of citizens on January 29, 1869, according to a brief item in The Albany Register published February 6, 1869. The paper reported that nearly all of the citizens took part in the shooting and made no attempt at disguise. The five people were all taken from the jail and shot in the same incident.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper report.