John Keno

John Keno, a former sheriff of Sumter County, Alabama, died in July 1886 when a mob took him from the jail at Livingston and hanged him. A news dispatch datelined Chattanooga, Tenn., dated the killing to the night of July 13, 1886, while the Yorkville Enquirer gave the date as July 14. Keno was a man held in the jail at the time of his death.

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

Reported by: news dispatch datelined Chattanooga, Tenn. (reporters); Livingston jail accounts (reporters).

Sources (3)

• The Clarion, July 21, 1886, page 2 The Clarion, July 21, 1886
• Yorkville Enquirer, July 21, 1886, page 4 Yorkville Enquirer, July 21, 1886
• The Big Sandy News, July 22, 1886, page 1 The Big Sandy News, July 22, 1886