Died in jail or a lockup
Squire Hammond
Squire Hammond was held in the Owen County jail at Owenton, Kentucky, along with Henry Smith. In the early hours of Saturday, August 19, 1876, a masked group of men took the two from the jail and hanged them from a tree near town, according to press accounts. Accounts differ on how many men took part, with one reporting about forty. One Cincinnati dispatch said local residents generally approved of the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Cincinnati newspaper dispatch reprinted in the Weekly Arkansas Gazette (reporters).