Died in jail or a lockup
Dick Morgan
Dick Morgan was held in the jail at Gasten, in Meade County, together with another man. The Daily Public Ledger reported in January 1893 that a mob took both men from the jail and lynched them. The paper's account of the mob's actions was brief, and it did not describe any resistance by the jailer.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Public Ledger reports that a mob took Dick Morgan from the Gasten jail and lynched him.
Reported by: Daily Public Ledger (reporters).