Jim Lyon
Jim Lyon was held in the jail at Russellville, Kentucky. On the night of July 4, 1905, a mob of nearly a hundred men came to the jail, demanded the keys and took him from the building, leaving other prisoners behind. The Courier-Journal reported that the mob fled after shots were fired near the square, and newspaper accounts said he was believed to have been hanged on the outskirts of town. The Bee reported that his body was found the next Wednesday morning, while the Times-Promoter said his death had not been confirmed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Jim Lyon from the Russellville, Kentucky jail and was reported to have hanged him, but the Courier-Journal dispatch said the death was unconfirmed.
Reported by: Courier-Journal Russellville dispatch (reporters).