Died in jail or a lockup

Bartly

died October 12, 1883 · Logan County Detention Center, Logan County, Kentucky

Bartly, a Black man, was held in the jail at Russellville, Kentucky. On the morning of Friday, October 12, 1883, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. Another Black man was taken from the same jail and killed in the same attack.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Source

People And Patriot, October 18, 1883, page 4 People And Patriot, October 18, 1883

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