Died in jail or a lockup
Toni Brown
Toni Brown, a Black man, was held at the Nicholasville jail in Nicholasville, Kentucky. A mob gathered at the jail demanding him, and officers took him out of the jail that day. On the return trip, the mob closed in, took him from the officers and hanged him in the court house yard, according to an Associated Press report in The News & Observer.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An Associated Press report says a mob seized Toni Brown from officers while he was being returned from the young woman's home for identification, and hanged him in the court house yard.
Reported by: Associated Press report (reporters).