Died in custody
Name not reported
A man held at the courthouse in Smithville, Tennessee, was taken from the sheriff and deputies by a mob of about twenty-five men and killed. According to The Grenada Sentinel's report of August 10, 1901, the sheriff and several deputies were overpowered in the courtroom and seriously wounded. The crowd then took charge of the prisoner.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Courthouse at Smithville sheriff and deputies (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.