Died in custody
Will Sharpe
Will Sharpe, about 25 and Black, was held in the custody of deputy sheriffs near Tiptonville, Tennessee, in September 1910. According to the Prescott Daily News, a mob of about 500 people took him from the deputies and hanged him from a tree about a mile below the town. The paper did not report whether the deputies resisted the mob, gave up their keys, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.