Died in jail or a lockup
Handy Woodward
Handy Woodward, a Black man, was taken from the jail at Russellville, Kentucky, and killed by a mob on a Tuesday night in early March 1886, according to a Daily Republican news item. The item does not say how the mob got into the jail or whether the jailers resisted or gave up the keys. It is the only account of his death that the record holds.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Daily Republican news summary reports that Handy Woodward was taken from the Russellville jail and lynched.
Reported by: Daily Republican news summary (reporters).