Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In September 1885, a man held in the Chattanooga jail in Tennessee was taken from the jail during the night by a mob. The mob lynched him. His name is not recorded in the report. The killing was carried out outside any official process, and no account of it from the authorities is given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took the man from the Chattanooga jail during the night and lynched him.
Reported by: historical newspaper report (Chattanooga) (reporters).