Died in jail or a lockup
Louey Crevasso
Louey Crevasso was the younger of two Italian brothers. In June 1889, officers were taking him and his elder brother, Toney, toward the Pineville jail in Bell County, Kentucky, when a mob took charge of them on the road. According to a Louisville dispatch citing the Bell County account, the mob hanged Toney. As the party continued along the road, a rifle fired from the mountainside killed Louey, who fell dead in the road.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Louisville dispatch, citing a Bell County account, says a mob took Louey Crevasso and his brother from officers on the road to the Pineville jail and hanged him.
Reported by: Louisville dispatch, citing the Bell County account (reporters).