Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
This person was one of fifteen Black men held in the jail at Trenton, Tennessee, in 1874. According to the Alexandria Gazette, an armed mob in disguise took the men from the jail and lynched them. 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 jail in Tennessee and lynched them, according to the Alexandria Gazette's report of Tennessee press and public accounts.
Reported by: Alexandria Gazette (reporters).