Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man identified only as Josh, whose surname is unreadable in the scanned report, was held in the jail at Owensboro, Kentucky. On the morning of July 17, 1902, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him. The report says nothing more about his life.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper report (OCR scan) (reporters).