Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Trenton, Tennessee, in late August 1874 was taken from his cell by a mob that forcibly broke in, along with other Black prisoners, and was killed; he was one of fourteen people killed that night, according to The Valley Virginian. His name and age were not recorded in the report. The paper does not say whether the jailer or officers resisted or handed the prisoners over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.