Died in jail or a lockup
Jack Tower
Jack Tower was held in the jail at Greensburg, Kentucky. Early on the morning of December 10, 1889, a mob took him from the jail. He was hanged, as reported in a brief dispatch in The Great Falls Leader published on December 11, 1889.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Jack Tower from the jail in Greensburg, Kentucky, and hanged him, according to a brief newspaper dispatch.
Reported by: news reports.