Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
One of fifteen Black men held at the jail in Trenton, Tennessee, in 1874. According to the Alexandria Gazette, an armed mob in disguise took him from the jail and killed him. The paper reported that the press and public of Tennessee condemned the killings.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An armed, disguised mob took the men from the Trenton, Tennessee jail and lynched them, according to the Alexandria Gazette's account.
Reported by: Alexandria Gazette (reporters).