Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the Lee County jail in Kentucky was taken from custody in October 1894 by a mob of about 100 men, who hanged him. The Chariton Courier reported the killing in a brief item published October 19, 1894, and said the men made no attempt to hide what they had done. He is recorded here as a death in custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Chariton Courier (reporters).