Died in jail or a lockup
Brack Henly
Brack Henly, a Black man, was held in the jail at Paducah, Kentucky, on October 16, 1916. A mob gathered at the jail and demanded him, and county officers pleaded with the crowd before it broke in and took the keys from the jailer. The mob marched Henly out and took him to a white woman's home for identification, and then killed him. The Associated Press reported that two Black men were lynched that day and their bodies burned.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the Paducah, Kentucky jail on October 16, 1916, took the keys from the jailer, and took Brack Henly from custody to be lynched.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).