Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Black men held at the jail in Trenton, Tennessee, were taken from it by an armed mob whose members wore disguises, and they were killed. 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 account of the Tennessee press and public.
Reported by: Alexandria Gazette (reporters).