Alfred Hoi

Alfred Hoi, a Black man, was held in the Owensboro jail in Kentucky. Early on Saturday, January 2, 1897, a mob took Alfred from the jail and hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard. The Democratic Advocate's brief report, transcribed from the newspaper's 1897 page, calls it the state's sixth lynching in as many days.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Alfred Hoi from the Owensboro jail and hanged him to a tree in the courthouse yard.

Reported by: historical newspaper report (1897, OCR text) (reporters).

Source

• The Democratic Advocate, January 2, 1897, page 2 The Democratic Advocate, January 2, 1897