James Mitchell

James Mitchell, a Black man, was held in the jail at Mount Sterling, Kentucky. On the night of Wednesday, June 14, 1882, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him, according to the Daily Republican and the Daily Gazette. Neither account says whether the jailers resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Gazette (Mount Sterling, Kentucky) brief item (reporters).

News reports (2)

• Daily Republican, June 16, 1882, page 1 Daily Republican, June 16, 1882
• The Daily Gazette, June 16, 1882, page 1 The Daily Gazette, June 16, 1882