Died in jail or a lockup
Will Lewis
Will Lewis, an 18-year-old Black man, was held in the jail at Tullahoma, Tennessee. The Iowa Plain Dealer reported on September 3, 1891, that eight masked men took him from the jail and hanged him. He died at the hands of a mob that broke into the custody of the jail where he was held.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.