Died in jail or a lockup
James Kelly
James Kelly, a Black man, was held in the jail at Paris, Kentucky. In the early morning of July 26, 1889, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a bridge near the town, according to a Paris, Kentucky dispatch printed in newspapers the next day. Newspapers of the period reported the killing as a lynching carried out by the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Paris, Kentucky dispatch reports that a mob took James Kelly from the jail and hanged him from a bridge near town.
Reported by: Paris, Ky. dispatch printed in the Fort Worth Daily Gazette (reporters).