Isaac Kemp

Isaac Kemp was held in a jail in Virginia when a mob of about 400 men took him out early on June 8, 1894, and shot him to death, according to wire reports datelined Cape Charles. Some accounts link the killing to the death of a deputy sheriff at Westover, Maryland, the day before. Other reports place the jail at Princess Anne, Maryland, and describe a mob of about 100 men who carried him a short distance before shooting him. The sheriff's office did not respond in the sources, and the account of how the jail was entered or whether the jailer resisted or gave up the keys is not given.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 400 men took Isaac Kemp from a jail and shot him to death, according to wire and newspaper reports from 1894 that give no account of whether jail officers resisted.

Reported by: Associated Press (reporters); Durham Daily Globe (reporters); The Record-Union (reporters); Peninsula Enterprise (reporters); Passaic City Record (reporters); The Kansas Blackman (reporters); Perrysburg Journal (reporters).

Sources (25)

• San Antonio Daily Light, June 8, 1894, page 1 San Antonio Daily Light, June 8, 1894
• Alexandria Gazette, June 8, 1894, page 2 Alexandria Gazette, June 8, 1894
• The Durham Daily Globe, June 8, 1894, page 1 The Durham Daily Globe, June 8, 1894
• The Topeka State Journal, June 8, 1894, page 4 The Topeka State Journal, June 8, 1894
• The Evening World, June 8, 1894, page 2 The Evening World, June 8, 1894
• The Evening World, June 8, 1894, page 1 The Evening World, June 8, 1894
• Daily Public Ledger, June 9, 1894, page 3 Daily Public Ledger, June 9, 1894
• The Record-Union, June 9, 1894, page 1 The Record-Union, June 9, 1894
• The Topeka State Journal, June 9, 1894, page 2 The Topeka State Journal, June 9, 1894
• New-York Tribune, June 9, 1894, page 2 New-York Tribune, June 9, 1894
• The Sun, June 9, 1894, page 2 The Sun, June 9, 1894
• The Salt Lake Herald, June 9, 1894, page 1 The Salt Lake Herald, June 9, 1894
• The Climax, June 13, 1894, page 1 The Climax, June 13, 1894
• The Star, June 13, 1894, page 7 The Star, June 13, 1894
• The Big Stone Gap Post, June 14, 1894, page 4 The Big Stone Gap Post, June 14, 1894
• The Lusk Herald, June 14, 1894, page 2 The Lusk Herald, June 14, 1894
• The Iola Register, June 15, 1894, page 2 The Iola Register, June 15, 1894
• The Kanabec County Times, June 15, 1894, page 2 The Kanabec County Times, June 15, 1894
• Griggs Courier, June 15, 1894, page 6 Griggs Courier, June 15, 1894
• The Grenada Sentinel, June 16, 1894, page 2 The Grenada Sentinel, June 16, 1894
• Peninsula Enterprise, June 16, 1894, page 3 Peninsula Enterprise, June 16, 1894
• Passaic City Record, June 16, 1894, page 5 Passaic City Record, June 16, 1894
• Perrysburg Journal, June 16, 1894, page 2 Perrysburg Journal, June 16, 1894
• Fisherman & Farmer, June 22, 1894, page 1 Fisherman & Farmer, June 22, 1894
• The Kansas Blackman, June 22, 1894, page 1 The Kansas Blackman, June 22, 1894