Died in jail or a lockup
Den Johnson
Den Johnson was held in the jail at Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky. A Louisville dispatch carried in the Chicago Daily Tribune reported that a mob took Den Johnson from the jail early on Wednesday morning, March 31, 1880, and hanged Den Johnson in the courthouse yard. Den Johnson's age, family and other details are not given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Louisville dispatch reports that a mob took Den Johnson from the Winchester, Kentucky jail and hanged him in the courthouse yard.
Reported by: Louisville dispatch (reporters).