Died in juvenile detentionUnder 18
Name not reported
A 17-year-old Black boy held at the Tennessee State Training and Agricultural School, a reformatory, was taken from a jail by a mob of white men and shot to death. A statement sent out from the office of Dr. F. D. Patterson, president of Tuskegee Institute, attributed the killing to the mob. The boy's name is not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Dr. F. D. Patterson, president of Tuskegee Institute, said the 17-year-old was taken from the reformatory and shot to death by a mob.
Reported by: Dr. F. D. Patterson, president of Tuskegee Institute.