Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held at the jail in Louisville was forcibly taken out of it by a crowd and killed, according to a report in the Bradford Reporter published May 21, 1857. The killing was carried out by the mob, which took him from the jail's custody. The account describes the crowd's action and nothing about how the man spent his time in custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news report says a crowd forcibly took him from the Louisville jail and killed him.
Reported by: news report.