Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man, not named in the account, was one of fifteen men held in the jail at Trenton, Tennessee, after being arrested over a threatened outbreak. According to the Alexandria Gazette's report, an armed mob in disguise took the men from the jail and lynched them. The paper did not say whether the jailer or sheriff resisted, gave up the keys, or handed the men over. The press and public of Tennessee were reported to have 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).