Died in jail or a lockup
Harmon Adkins
Harmon Adkins was held in the Carlisle jail in Kentucky when, on May 1, 1874, a group of masked people took him from the jail and hanged him from the timbers of a railroad bridge near the town, according to the Kentucky Gazette. The newspaper account gives the name as both Harmon and Harrison Adkins. It does not say whether jail staff tried to stop the mob, resisted, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Harmon Adkins from the Carlisle jail and hanged him from a railroad bridge timber near the town.
Reported by: The Kentucky Gazette (reporters).