Died in jail or a lockup

Wesley Warren

died June 1883 · Prospect jail, Giles County, Tennessee

Wesley Warren, a Black man, was held in the jail at Prospect, Tennessee, in June 1883, while an inquest into the killing of a store clerk was under way. A mob took him from the jail and hanged him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Wesley Warren from the Prospect jail and hanged him.

Reported by: news reports.

News report

Huntsville Gazette, June 23, 1883, page 2 Huntsville Gazette, June 23, 1883

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