Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
One of sixteen Black people held at a Tennessee jail was taken from the jail by a mob and hanged, according to a report from the United States District Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, forwarded to the Attorney-General. The report says sixteen people were later indicted for the killings. The federal attorney reported difficulty obtaining proof and witnesses who would not appear. The killings are described in the report as the work of a mob that took the people from the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: United States District Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, in a report forwarded to the Attorney-General (outside investigators).