Died in jail or a lockup
Harlan Buckles
Harlan Buckles, a Black man, was held in the jail at Elizabethtown, Kentucky, in November 1902. A mob of men, reported as between 40 and 75 people, took him from the jail and hanged him. Accounts differ on where the hanging took place, placing it in the courthouse yard or in the courthouse itself. Newspapers also disagree on the date, giving the 16th and the 22nd of November.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Clay City Times (reporters); Scranton Chronicle (reporters).