Died in jail or a lockup
Ernest Humphreys
Ernest Humphreys, a Black man, was held in the jail at Princeton, Kentucky, when a mob took him from it and hanged him, according to a telegraph report carried by the News and Observer. The report says he was accused of killing another man, Dicy Miller, at Princeton the Wednesday before. The report places his death on October 2, 1890.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A telegraph report in the News and Observer says a mob took Ernest Humphreys from the Princeton, Kentucky jail and hanged him.
Reported by: News and Observer (telegraph from Louisville) (reporters).