Died in jail or a lockup
Andy Cummins
Andy Cummins was held in a Kentucky jail in 1879 when a mob took him from custody and hanged him, according to a Chicago Daily Tribune report published May 7, 1879. The report says four men were taken from the jail and killed on the same night. The scanned text is too damaged to read three of the four names reliably.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Chicago Daily Tribune reported in 1879 that a mob hanged Andy Cummins after taking him from a Kentucky jail.
Reported by: Chicago Daily Tribune (reporters).