Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Thomas Gabeheart

died May 7, 1867 · jail at Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky

Thomas Gabeheart was held in the jail at Campbellsville, Kentucky, in May 1867. On May 7, a mob of Regulators took him from the jail and hanged him, according to The Tri-Weekly Standard and The Weekly North-Carolina Standard. The Tri-Weekly Standard reported the killing as part of its coverage of the Regulators' acts in Boyle County.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: The Tri-Weekly Standard (reporters).

News reports (3)