Slough

Slough was being held in the jail at Richmond, Kentucky. On February 2, 1872, a crowd of masked men went to the jail, overpowered the sheriff and took the keys, according to the account. They removed him from his cell and hanged him from a tree a short distance from town. The sheriff's resistance, if any, beyond the overpowering described, is not stated.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd of masked men took Slough from the Richmond, Kentucky jail and hanged him from a tree, according to the account.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Idaho World, February 22, 1872, page 1 The Idaho World, February 22, 1872