Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man whose name is not given in the report was taken from the custody of the sheriff of Weakley County, Tennessee, by a disguised mob, according to The Hickman Courier in May 1871. The paper says he was taken together with another man and hanged. It reports that the U.S. Marshal for Tennessee was investigating the killings.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Hickman Courier reports that a disguised band forcibly took him from the sheriff of Weakley County, Tennessee, and hanged him.
Reported by: The Hickman Courier (reporters); U. S. Marshal for Tennessee (outside investigators).