Died in jail or a lockup
Marshal Boston
Marshal Boston, a Black man, was held in the jail at Frankfort, Kentucky, when a mob took him from the jail on the night of August 14, 1894, according to the Hopkinsville Kentuckian. The mob hanged him from the iron bridge over the Kentucky River and then fired many bullets into his body. Whether jail officers resisted the mob or handed over the keys is not stated in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Marshal Boston from the Frankfort jail and hanged him from an iron bridge over the Kentucky River.
Reported by: news reports.