Joseph A. Smith

Joseph A. Smith was held in the jail at Elkton, Kentucky, when a mob took him from it on the night of November 24, 1889, and hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard. Several newspaper accounts report the same events. Nothing else about Mr. Smith's life or family appears in these accounts.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Joseph A. Smith from the Elkton jail in Kentucky and hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard, according to a special dispatch from Hopkinsville.

Reported by: A special to the Nashville newspaper from Hopkinsville, Ky. (reporters).

News reports (4)

• The Russellville Democrat, November 28, 1889, page 1 The Russellville Democrat, November 28, 1889
• The Savannah Tribune, November 30, 1889, page 1 The Savannah Tribune, November 30, 1889
• The Grenada Sentinel, November 30, 1889, page 2 The Grenada Sentinel, November 30, 1889
• The Osceola Times, November 30, 1889, page 2 The Osceola Times, November 30, 1889