Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A mob took Black men from a Tennessee jail and hanged them, sixteen in all according to a report from the United States District Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, forwarded to the Attorney-General in 1874. The report says sixteen men were later indicted for the killings. The federal attorney wrote that he could not obtain proof and that witnesses would not come forward. The person's name is not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: United States District Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, report forwarded to the Attorney-General (outside investigators).