Died in jail or a lockup
Marion Howard
The Topeka State Journal reported that Marion Howard, a Black man and a husband, bore a good character. He was held in the jail in Scottsville, Kentucky, when a mob took him from the courthouse and hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard on July 16, 1894. According to the paper, the mob acted in an orderly but determined way.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Topeka State Journal reported that a mob took Marion Howard from the Scottsville, Kentucky, courthouse, where he had been held, and hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard.
Reported by: Topeka State Journal (reporters).