Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black person whose name is not given was held in the jail at Trenton, Tennessee. According to The Valley Virginian, a September 1874 newspaper report, masked men took them from the jail and killed them, one of fourteen Black people the paper said were killed by masked men. The report gives no date for the killing. The sheriff's and jailer's response is not described in the account, so it is not known whether jail staff resisted, gave up keys, or handed the person over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Valley Virginian reported that masked men summarily murdered one of fourteen Black people taken from the Trenton, Tennessee jail.
Reported by: The Valley Virginian (reporters).