Died in jail or a lockup
Mary Thompson
Mary Thompson, a Black woman, was held in a Kentucky jail when a mob took her from custody. The mob hanged her from a tree, and when the rope broke she ran, and they fired on her repeatedly until she fell fatally wounded.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Mary Thompson from a Kentucky jail, hanged her from a tree, and fired on her after the rope broke.
Reported by: historical newspaper account (OCR text) (reporters).