Died in jail or a lockup
Lewis Franklin
Lewis Franklin, a Black man about twenty years old, was held in the county jail at Nicholasville, Kentucky, in September 1874. According to a Frankfort dispatch reprinted in the American Citizen, a mob took him from the jail on a Saturday and hanged him. The report says Governor Leslie wrote to the Jessamine County judge and attorney directing them to pursue those responsible.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Frankfort, Ky. dispatch reprinted in the American Citizen says a mob took him from the Nicholasville jail and hanged him.
Reported by: Frankfort, Ky. dispatch reprinted in the American Citizen (reporters).