Died in jail or a lockup

Thomas Blaushard

23 years old · Fulton jail, Fulton County, Kentucky

Thomas Blaushard, 23, was a farmer from near Dukedom, Tennessee. He was being held in the jail at Fulton, Kentucky, when a mob took him out and hanged him from a nearby bridge. The Courier Democrat reported the killing in a brief item published on April 24, 1902.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Thomas Blaushard from the jail at Fulton, Ky., and hanged him to a nearby bridge, according to a brief Courier Democrat item.

Reported by: Courier Democrat (reporters).

Source

Courier Democrat, April 24, 1902, page 2 Courier Democrat, April 24, 1902

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