Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was being held in the Nashville jail in Tennessee in March 1872. Late at night, a mob took him from the jail, shot him twice, put a rope around his neck, and dragged him to a lamp post on the public square, where they hanged him. Six policemen reached the scene and took him to the police station, where, according to the account, he was fatally wounded and would not live until midnight. Two companies of military were then on the ground.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took him from the Nashville jail, shot him twice, and hanged him from a lamp post on the public square.
Reported by: historical newspaper account (OCR text) (reporters).