Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
He was one of sixteen Black men held in the jail at Trenton, in West Tennessee, when an armed, masked mob came for the prisoners. The men, who were awaiting trial, were taken out of the jail and killed. The Weekly Clarion, reprinting the Memphis Appeal, described the killings as a massacre.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked, armed mob took sixteen Black men from the Trenton, Tennessee jail and killed them, according to the Weekly Clarion reprinting the Memphis Appeal.
Reported by: The Weekly Clarion, reprinting the Memphis Appeal (reporters).