Died in jail or a lockup
Fountain Martin
Fountain Martin was held in the Wayne County jail at Monticello, Kentucky, in February 1896. Masked men, about twenty in number, overpowered the jailer, took his keys, unlocked the cells and removed Martin, according to the account. His body was later found hanging from a limb in a grove near Steubenville, without his coat, hat or shoes.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about twenty masked men overpowered the jailer, took his keys, unlocked the cells and removed Martin, and his body was later found hanging from a limb near Steubenville.
Reported by: Wayne County jailer (the agency that held him); news reporting of the mob seizure.