Died in jail or a lockup
Alfred Alexander
Alfred Alexander, also known as Holt, was a Black man held in the Owensboro jail while his case was pending. Shortly after 2:30 a.m. on December 20, 1896, a small group of men forced their way into the jail, took him from his cell, and hanged him from a sycamore tree on the Court Square sidewalk. The Commonwealth's Attorney, J. E. Rowe, called the killing murder and telegraphed the governor about a reward for those responsible.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Commonwealth's Attorney J. E. Rowe.