Alfred Holt
Alfred Holt, a Black man, was held in the Owensboro, Kentucky jail in late December 1896. Shortly after 2:30 on the morning of Saturday, December 26, a mob overpowered the deputy jailer and took the keys, according to the Morning News. The men went to his cell, took him from the jail to the courthouse yard, and hanged him from a tree. The Morning News reported that he was strangled to death in about ten minutes. The Daily Public Ledger reported that many citizens condemned the lynching as inexcusable.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Alfred Holt from the Owensboro, Kentucky jail, overpowered the deputy jailer, took the keys, and hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard.
Reported by: The Breckenridge News (reporters).
News reports (8)
- The Morning News, December 27, 1896, page 5
- The Houston Daily Post, December 27, 1896, page 6
- The Norfolk Virginian, December 27, 1896, page 1
- The Times, December 27, 1896, page 6
- Richmond Dispatch, December 27, 1896, page 1
- Daily Public Ledger, December 28, 1896, page 3
- Weekly Courier-Journal, December 28, 1896, page 1
- The Breckenridge News, December 30, 1896, page 2