Died in jail or a lockup
Theodore Daniels
Theodore Daniels, a Black man, was being held in the jail at Union, in Boone County, Kentucky. According to the Daily Republican, a mob took him from the jail on Thursday night, September 4, 1879, and lynched him. The paper's report appeared on September 8, 1879.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Republican reported that a mob took Theodore Daniels from the Union, Boone County, Kentucky jail on a Thursday night and lynched him.
Reported by: Daily Republican (reporters).