Name not reported
A Black man held in the Trenton jail in Trenton, Tennessee, was one of fifteen men taken into custody over a threatened outbreak, according to the Alexandria Gazette, which reported on September 2, 1874. The paper said an armed mob in disguise broke into the jail, took the men out and lynched them, and that the press and public of Tennessee condemned the killings. The sheriff's and jailer's conduct during the mob's entry is not described in the account. The man's name is not recorded in the report.
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).