Died in custody
Warren Williams
Warren Williams, a Black man, was one of six men being taken by Deputy Sheriff Richardson toward Millington for a preliminary hearing before a magistrate on August 31, 1894. A mob of about fifteen armed men stopped the party near Millington, took the six prisoners and killed them, then rode away in the dark. An inquest jury found that they died at the hands of persons unknown, and an investigation was promised.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The inquest jury found that Warren Williams was killed by a mob of armed men, at the hands of persons unknown.
Reported by: inquest jury.