Winston Adams

Winston Adams was held in a jail in Tennessee, and on March 1, 1878, a large group of armed men took him from the jail and killed him, according to The Manitowoc Pilot. The report of March 7 gives the date and the mob's action. A second brief item, published March 14, describes the jail as near Clarksville and repeats that a large group of armed men lynched him on March 1, 1878.

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

Reported by: The Manitowoc Pilot (reporters).

Sources (2)

• The Manitowoc Pilot, March 7, 1878, page 1 The Manitowoc Pilot, March 7, 1878
• The Manitowoc Pilot, March 14, 1878, page 1 The Manitowoc Pilot, March 14, 1878