Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died June 3, 1909 · Franklin County Regional Jail, Franklin County, Kentucky

A Black man who worked with a circus was being held in the Frankfort, Kentucky jail. Early on the morning of June 3, 1909, a group of men took him from the jail and killed him by lynching, within sight of the governor's mansion. He was in the jail's custody when the mob took him.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

East Oregonian : E.O, June 3, 1909, page 1 East Oregonian : E.O, June 3, 1909

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