Died in jail or a lockup
George Duncan
Geo. Duncan, a Black man, was held in the Brockville jail in Bracken County, Kentucky. The Eaton Weekly Democrat reported that on Sunday night, January 7, 1872, a mob of disguised, armed men took him from the jail and hanged him. Officials of the jail were not named in the account as having taken part in or prevented the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The newspaper report says a mob of disguised, armed men took Duncan from the Brockville jail and hanged him.
Reported by: the newspaper report.