Died in jail or a lockup
George Duncan
George Duncan was held in the Brookville Jail in Bracken County, Kentucky. According to a Cincinnati correspondent whose account the Chicago Tribune printed on December 30, 1871, a group of disguised, armed men took him from the jail on the night of Sunday, December 24, 1871. The correspondent says the men hanged him from a tree about a mile and a half from Brooksville.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Cincinnati correspondent reported that a group of disguised, armed men took George Duncan from the Brookville jail and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: Cincinnati correspondent (reporters).