Died in jail or a lockup
Lud Cornish
Lud Cornish was held in the jail at Springfield, Kentucky, when a mob took him from custody and lynched him, according to a short wire-style item in the Delaware Gazette and State Journal published February 3, 1887. The item does not say when the killing took place. It does not describe how the mob reached him or whether jail staff resisted, gave up the keys, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Delaware Gazette And State Journal reports that a mob took Lud Cornish from the jail at Springfield, Kentucky, and lynched him.
Reported by: Delaware Gazette And State Journal (reporters).