Died in jail or a lockup
Harve Gilland
Harve Gilland was held in the Pulaski County jail at Somerset, Kentucky. In the early hours of September 15, 1891, a crowd surrounded the jail, took the key from the jailer, and dragged Gilland and another man out. They were hanged from a sycamore tree about a hundred yards away. The newspaper account reports no action by the sheriff's office to stop the mob and does not include any account from his family.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Pulaski County newspaper account of the hanging (reporters).