Marshall Boston

Marshall Hoston, a Black man, was held in the Frankfort jail in Kentucky in August 1894. Newspaper accounts say a mob took him from the jail, battered down the doors to his cell after the jailer refused to give up the keys, and hanged him from the iron bridge over the Kentucky River. The accounts say his body was then shot many times. The papers give different dates for the killing, August 14 and August 21, 1894. None of the accounts records a statement from the sheriff or jail staff about whether they resisted or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody

Sources (8)

• Daily Public Ledger, August 15, 1894, page 2 Daily Public Ledger, August 15, 1894
• The Big Sandy News, August 17, 1894, page 3 The Big Sandy News, August 17, 1894
• Hopkinsville Kentuckian, August 17, 1894, page 2 Hopkinsville Kentuckian, August 17, 1894
• The Hartford Herald, August 22, 1894, page 2 The Hartford Herald, August 22, 1894
• The Coconino Weekly Sun, August 23, 1894, page 4 The Coconino Weekly Sun, August 23, 1894
• Barton County Democrat, August 23, 1894, page 2 Barton County Democrat, August 23, 1894
• The Greenville Times, August 25, 1894, page 2 The Greenville Times, August 25, 1894
• The Osceola Times, August 25, 1894, page 2 The Osceola Times, August 25, 1894