Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
An unnamed Black man was held in a jail in Tennessee. Early on September 28, 1916, a mob took him from the jail, and the account says he was shot to death against trees on a nearby hill. The name of the man and anything about his life are not recorded in this account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.