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