Died in jail or a lockup
John M Cannon
According to a private source relayed by the Kent News and printed in The Louisville Daily Journal on September 4, 1860, John M Cannon, a Black man, was taken from the jail at Dover by a mob and lynched. The account is secondhand and comes from a brief newspaper item.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A private source relayed by the Kent News says a mob took John M Cannon from the jail at Dover and lynched him.
Reported by: a private source, as relayed by the Kent News (reporters).