Jim Mays
Jim Mays, a Black man, was held in the jail at Springfield, Kentucky. Early on a Saturday morning, according to the Akron Daily Democrat, a mob came to the jail and demanded the keys from Jailer Cattlett. When he refused, the mob broke into the jail, took Mays from his cell and hanged him from a tree in the High school yard. The report said no members of the mob were known to officials. A coroner held an inquest into the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Akron Daily Democrat reported that a mob broke into the Springfield jail, took Mays from his cell and hanged him from a tree, after Jailer Cattlett refused to give up the keys.
Reported by: Akron Daily Democrat (reporters); coroner's inquest (medical examiner or coroner).