Died in jail or a lockup
Toni Stephens
According to a telegraph dispatch from Cincinnati reprinted in the Worcester Daily Spy, Toni Stephens was held in the jail at Lebanon, Kentucky. On Saturday night, November 24, 1866, a mob of about 200 men from an adjoining county took Toni Stephens from the jail and hanged them. The dispatch says the authorities offered no resistance, although 30 soldiers were in line while it happened.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Cincinnati dispatch reprinted in the Worcester Daily Spy says a mob of about 200 men took Toni Stephens from the Lebanon, Kentucky jail and hanged him, with no resistance from the authorities.
Reported by: Cincinnati dispatch reprinted in the Worcester Daily Spy (reporters).