Died in jail or a lockup

Kenner

died July 3, 1875 · Hancock County, Indiana

Kenner, a Black man, was held in the jail at Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana, when about sixty armed, masked men took him from the jail and hanged him on Saturday, July 3, 1875, according to a short reprint in the Belmont Chronicle. No official account of the death is quoted.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Belmont Chronicle, July 8, 1875, page 4 Belmont Chronicle, July 8, 1875

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