Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
He was one of four Black men killed when masked men took ten prisoners from the Gibson County jail in Tennessee and fired on them. The Chicago Daily Tribune reported the killings in October 1876, and its writer said that no one was punished for them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Masked men took prisoners from the Gibson County jail and shot them, according to the account.
Reported by: news reports.