Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
On the early morning of Thursday, October 3, 1878, a Black man held in the jail at Murfreesboro' was taken from it by a mob. According to the Staunton Spectator's report of October 8, 1878, the mob hanged him about one mile from the town. The paper said there was some doubt about the charge against him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.