Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
A mob broke into the Nashville jail on the morning of Saturday, April 30, 1892, and hanged a man who was being held there awaiting trial. Judge Ridley told the grand jury that everyone present at and involved in the lynching was guilty.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.