Died in jail or a lockup
Frank Rossiinus
Frank Rossiinus was held in the jail at Middlesboro, Kentucky. The Daily Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle reported that early on Friday morning, July 17, 1891, a group of armed citizens took him from the jail and lynched him. Whether jail staff resisted or gave up the keys is not described in the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle reported that a group of armed citizens took Frank Rossiinus from the Middlesboro, Kentucky, jail and lynched him.
Reported by: Daily Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle (reporters).