Died in jail or a lockup
Georg Scott
Georg Scott, a Black man, was being held in the jail in Russellville, Kentucky. A mob took him from the jail and hanged him, according to a short item in The Bryan Daily Eagle published on June 28, 1898. Whether the jailers resisted the mob or handed him over is unclear from the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.