Died in jail or a lockup
Silas Esters
Silas Esters, a Black man, was being held in the jail in Hogenville, Kentucky, when a mob broke in during the early morning of October 31, 1901. According to the accounts, the jail keys were handed over on the mob's demand, and the men dragged him from his cell and down the jail stairs into the street. He slipped free and ran, but was shot about 100 yards from the jail, and the mob then hanged him from the courthouse steps. The accounts differ on the size of the mob and the details of the chase.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.