Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man whose name the Big Stone Gap Post did not give was shot to death near Shady Valley, Tennessee, in the same incident in which Irwin Roberts was involved while the two men were being taken toward the Johnson County jail. The paper reported that his body was riddled with bullets. The death is recorded as a lynching from custody, since he was in the custody of the Johnson County jail when he was killed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob riddled the man with bullets while he was being taken toward the Johnson County jail with Irwin Roberts near Shady Valley, Tennessee.
Reported by: news reports.