Weakly Hiddley

Weakly Ridley, a Black man, was held in the jail at Alamo, Tennessee. According to the Daily Republican, a mob took Ridley and Tobias Williams from the jail early on a Monday morning in late March 1886 and lynched them both.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (3)

• Daily Republican, March 31, 1886, page 1 Daily Republican, March 31, 1886
• Narragansett Herald, April 3, 1886, page 4 Narragansett Herald, April 3, 1886
• The Kimball Graphic, April 16, 1886, page 2 The Kimball Graphic, April 16, 1886