Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail in Paducah, Kentucky, was taken from custody by a mob on October 16, 1916, according to The Morgan County Press. The paper estimated the crowd at 6,000 people, and said they took him about two miles to a tree and hanged him, then burned his body. It also does not say whether jail officers resisted the mob or gave up the prisoner.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper report, 1916 (reporters).