Died in custody
John Vanderford
John Vanderford, a Black man, was held by officers in Fulton, Kentucky, in July 1887. According to a Fulton dispatch printed in the Daily Evening Bulletin, a mob had tried to take him earlier and was turned back. On July 20, 1887, the same dispatch says a mob took him from the officers and hanged him from a tree.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Evening Bulletin, citing a Fulton, Ky. dispatch, reported that a mob took Vanderford from officers and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: Daily Evening Bulletin, citing a Fulton, Ky. dispatch (reporters).