Died in jail or a lockup

David King

died August 4, 1891 · Webster County Jail, Webster County, Kentucky

David King was held in the jail at Dixon, Webster County, Kentucky, in August 1891. According to the Brenham Weekly Banner, a mob took him from the jail on a Tuesday, found him a few miles outside Dixon, hanged him, shot him repeatedly, and buried him in a grave dug in the woods. An earlier report in the Fort Worth Gazette had said he escaped, a claim the later account rejected.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (2)

Fort Worth Gazette, July 31, 1891, page 2 Fort Worth Gazette, July 31, 1891
Brenham Weekly Banner, August 6, 1891, page 6 Brenham Weekly Banner, August 6, 1891

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