Name not reported

A man held in the jail in Henry County, Kentucky, was killed in September 1877, in the week before The Centre Reporter published its account. The paper said a mob took him out of the jail at night and hanged him, along with three other men. Three of the four men were brothers.

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

Reported by: The Centre Reporter (reporters).

Source

• The Centre Reporter, September 13, 1877, page 2 The Centre Reporter, September 13, 1877