Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man held by a sheriff's posse at Hales Point, Tennessee, was taken from the officers by an armed mob and hanged, according to The Jersey City News, published October 30, 1906. The report says the officers tried to protect him and were overpowered. It says a deputy sheriff was killed in the confrontation that came before the hanging.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An armed mob overpowered a sheriff's posse at Hales Point, Tennessee, and hanged the man they had taken into custody.
Reported by: news reports.