Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
This man was one of fifteen Black men held at the jail in Trenton, Tennessee, and his name is not given in the report. According to a September 1874 report in the Alexandria Gazette, an armed mob in disguise broke into the jail, took him and the others from it, and lynched him. The Alexandria Gazette 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, as reported by the Alexandria Gazette.
Reported by: Alexandria Gazette (reporters).