Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black person held at a Tennessee jail was one of sixteen people a mob took from the jail and hanged, according to a report from the United States District Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. The report was forwarded to the Attorney-General and printed in the Chicago Daily Tribune in October 1874. Sixteen men were later indicted for the killings. The federal attorney reported difficulty obtaining proof and witnesses who 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).