Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was being held at the jail in Trenton, Tennessee, when an armed mob whose members wore disguises took him from it. The mob lynched him. In September 1874 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, according to the Alexandria Gazette's report.
Reported by: Alexandria Gazette (reporters).