Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man was held in a jail near Mitchell, Tennessee, in June 1878. A large body of armed men took him from the jail and killed him. He was one of two men held there at the time, and the family of the man has not been identified in the sources.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Kenosha Telegraph reported that a large body of armed men lynched one of two men held in a Tennessee jail in June 1878.
Reported by: Kenosha Telegraph (reporters).