Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
The man was one of fifteen Black men held at the jail in Trenton, Tennessee, and his name is not given in the account. According to the Alexandria Gazette, reporting in September 1874, an armed mob in disguise took the men from the jail and lynched them. The Gazette's report does not say whether the jailer or sheriff resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed the men over. The Gazette also 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 of Tennessee press and public reaction.
Reported by: Alexandria Gazette (reporters).