Died in jail or a lockup
Primus Kirby
Primus Kirby, a Black man, was held in the jail at Guthrie, Kentucky, awaiting trial, when a mob took him from jail officials and killed him. The Milwaukee Leader reported the lynching in July 1926. The Milwaukee Leader's editorial account said he had not yet been tried, so the mob denied him a trial.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.