Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In 1874 this person was one of fifteen Black men held in the jail at Trenton, Tennessee. According to the Alexandria Gazette, an armed mob in disguise broke in, took the prisoners from the jail and lynched them. The paper reported that the press and public of Tennessee condemned the killings. The name of this person is not given in the account.
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 of Tennessee press and public reports.
Reported by: Tennessee press and public, as reported by the Alexandria Gazette (reporters).