Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
According to an unnamed report that reached Memphis, a mob took two people from the jail at Lynchburg, Tennessee, and killed them. The killings were dated January 19, 1899, in that report. The jail had been holding both people when the mob seized them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: unnamed report reaching Memphis (reporters).