Theodore Daniel

Theodore Daniels was being held in the jail at Union, Boone County, Kentucky, when a mob took him from the jail on the night of Thursday, September 4, 1879. According to the Daily Republican, the mob lynched him. The Helena Weekly Herald reports that the mob shot him to death. Neither account says whether jailers resisted the mob or gave up the keys.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Theodore Daniels from the Union, Boone County, Kentucky, jail and lynched him, according to the Daily Republican; the other account says the mob tied him to a tree and shot him.

Reported by: Daily Republican (reporters).

Sources (2)

• Daily Republican, September 8, 1879, page 4 Daily Republican, September 8, 1879
• Helena Weekly Herald, September 11, 1879, page 5 Helena Weekly Herald, September 11, 1879