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