Isaac Kempt

Isaac Kemp, a Black man, was held in the Princess Anne jail in Somerset County, Maryland, in June 1894. According to the Peninsula Enterprise, a party of men broke open the jail on the night after the arrests and lynched him. Other June 1894 newspaper accounts say a mob of about 400 men took him from custody early on June 8 and shot him to death. The accounts differ on how and when he died.

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 a 1894 wire report; the accounts do not say whether jail staff resisted or handed him over.

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (6)

• 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
• Daily Public Ledger, June 9, 1894, page 3 Daily Public Ledger, June 9, 1894
• The Big Stone Gap Post, June 14, 1894, page 4 The Big Stone Gap Post, June 14, 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