Died in jail or a lockup
Benjamin Strong
Benjamin Strong, a Black man, was held at the jail in Jackson, Kentucky. According to the Daily Republican, on the Wednesday night before the paper's April 17, 1884 report, a group of fifty masked men took him from the jail and hanged him. He died at the hands of a mob that removed him from the jail where he was being held.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Record-Union news item (reporters).