Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In August 1873, a private letter from Michigan, reprinted in the Memphis Daily Appeal, reported that a crowd took two people from officers while they were being moved from the jail to the depot. According to the letter, the crowd beat both of them. One died within hours, and the other was not expected to survive.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A private letter from Michigan, reprinted in the Memphis Daily Appeal, says a crowd took two people from officers while they were being moved from the jail to the depot and beat them, and one died within hours.
Reported by: private letter from Michigan, reprinted in the Memphis Daily Appeal.