Died in jail or a lockup
Joe Reilly
Joe Reilly was one of four Black men held in the Logan County jail in Russellville, Kentucky. On August 5, 1908, a group of armed, masked men forced their way into the jail, took him from his cell, and hanged him from a tree on the national turnpike. The jailer was held at gunpoint and gave up the keys. Three other men held in the same jail were taken and killed in the same way.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of armed, masked white men broke into the Logan County jail, took Joe Reilly and three other men from their cells, and hanged them from a tree, with the jailer held at gunpoint and giving up the keys.
Reported by: news reports.