Died in jail or a lockup
King
King, a Black man, was held in the jail at Lawrence, Kansas. On June 10, 1882, masked men took him from the jail, along with two other Black men, and hurried them to a bridge. The men were dropped from ropes around their necks and hanged by the mob. The Iron County Register reported the killings on June 22, 1882, and this account gives no first name for King.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper report.