Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
According to a Memphis Daily Appeal correspondent citing the town's account, two Black men held in the Manchester jail in Tennessee were taken from it in May 1869 by masked, armed men. The men forced the jailer to hand over the keys, and he and his family were kept under guard while the men were taken out. The men were then taken to a tree near the bluff beside the jail and killed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Memphis paper correspondent, citing the town's account, says two masked armed men forced the jailer to hand over the keys and took a man from the Manchester jail to a tree near the bluff.
Reported by: a correspondent of the Memphis paper, citing the town's account (reporters).