Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
This person was one of sixteen Black people taken from a Tennessee jail by a mob and hanged. A report from the United States District Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, forwarded to the Attorney-General, gives this account of the killings. Sixteen men were later indicted for the killings. The federal attorney reported difficulty obtaining proof and said witnesses would not appear.
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).