Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Four people were held in the jail at Dyersburg, Tennessee, when citizens came for them on the night of Friday, January 29, 1869. The citizens took them from their cells and shot them to death. The Daily National Intelligencer reported the killings in its February 4, 1869 edition.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.