Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black brakeman, whose name and age are not given in the sources, was held in the custody of the sheriff at Rives, Tennessee. According to a short item in the St. Johnsbury Caledonian published May 25, 1898, a mob took him from the sheriff and lynched him on May 24. The item does not say whether the sheriff resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed the man over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.