Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the Frankfort, Kentucky jail was taken from the jail by a mob on the night of Monday, May 7, 1866, and hanged, according to The Daily Empire's report published three days later. The paper gives no name, age or details about his life. The cause and manner of death are given only as the mob's hanging of him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched