Died in custody
Name not reported
Two Black men were held in the custody of the sheriff of Weakley County, Tennessee, when a disguised band of armed men took them and hanged them, according to The Hickman Courier, citing reliable information, in May 1871. The paper said the U.S. Marshal for Tennessee was investigating the killings. The men's names were not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Hickman Courier reports, citing reliable information, that a disguised armed band forcibly took two Black men from the Weakley County sheriff and hanged them.
Reported by: The Hickman Courier (reporters); U.S. Marshal for Tennessee's inquiry (outside investigators).