Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was held in the Paducah, Kentucky jail when, on October 16, 1916, a mob estimated at 6,000 people, many arriving in automobiles, took him from the jail. The mob carried him about two miles to a home belonging to a white woman, hanged him from a tree, and burned his body. His name is not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.