Marshall Hoston

Huston, a Black man, was held in the Frankfort jail in Kentucky when a mob took him from the jail in August 1894. According to the Greenville Times, the mob battered down the doors to his cell after the jailer refused to give up the keys. The Hartford Herald and the Coconino Weekly Sun report that the mob hanged him from a bridge over the Kentucky River. The Greenville Times also reports that his body was then shot many times.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The accounts say a mob took him from the Frankfort jail, hanged him from a bridge over the Kentucky River and shot his body, after the jailer refused to give up the keys.

Reported by: The Greenville Times (reporters).

News reports (5)

• The Big Sandy News, August 17, 1894, page 3 The Big Sandy News, 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
• 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