Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man whose name was not recorded died in August 1907 at Tiptonville, Tennessee, while held in the custody of a constable. According to a newspaper dispatch, a mob stormed the jail, and the constable hid the man in a barn rather than hand him over. The constable later set out with the man, and while they were passing through the area, a mounted posse overtook them, overpowered the constable, and hanged the man.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper dispatch reports that a mob hanged the man after a constable, who had hidden him in a barn when a mob stormed the jail, was overpowered by a mounted posse while transporting him.
Reported by: newspaper dispatch.