Died in jail or a lockup
John Braugham
John Braugham was held in the Owenton jail in Kentucky, according to a dispatch reprinted in the Memphis Daily Appeal, when about one hundred men gathered at the jail around one o'clock in the morning. The dispatch says they demanded the keys from the jailer, who gave them up reluctantly, then took him out, carried him about half a mile from town and hanged him from a tree. The dispatch says his wife was buried on Wednesday and that two children were left behind. Town authorities said they were not aware of the crowd beforehand.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody