Died in jail or a lockup
Albert Lawson
Albert Lawson, a Black man, was being held in the jail in Paducah, Kentucky, when he died on July 20, 1909. The Pensacola Journal reported that a mob broke in, battered down the jail door, took him and hanged him from a mulberry tree, and that his body was cut down about thirty minutes later. Earlier that same day a mob had secured him, but they were persuaded to let the law take its course.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.