Died in jail or a lockup
Breckenridge
Breckenridge, a Black man, was held at a jail near Cincinnati, Ohio, in July 1879. The following morning, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree. The Keowee Courier reported the killing in its July 24, 1879 edition. Breckenridge's death was a lynching from custody, in which the jail that was meant to hold him failed to protect him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.