Died in jail or a lockup
Smith Maythe
Smith Maythe was held in the jail of Grant County, Kentucky. According to a report reprinted from the Dayton Transcript in the Morning Star, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him. The report appeared in the Morning Star in March 1849.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Dayton Transcript, reprinted in the Morning Star, reports that a mob hanged Smith Maythe after taking him from the Grant County, Kentucky, jail.
Reported by: Dayton Transcript (reprinted in the Morning Star) (reporters).