Died in jail or a lockup
George Duncan
George Duncan was held in the jail in Princeton, Kentucky, on September 19, 1878, when about 100 masked, armed men came to the jail. According to a Chicago Daily Tribune dispatch, the jailer had left with the keys, so the men forced the doors open with blacksmiths' tools. The dispatch reports that the men took George Duncan from the jail and lynched him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 100 masked, armed men took George Duncan from the Princeton, Kentucky jail and lynched him after the jailer left with the keys and the doors were forced with blacksmiths' tools.
Reported by: news reports.