Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
A person held in the jail at Williamsburg, Kentucky, was taken from the jail by a mob on the night of August 21, 1897, according to The Morning News, which reported the lynching on August 23. The paper said the mob hanged them from the county bridge across the Cumberland River around 1 a.m. on August 22. The victim's name is not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took him from the Williamsburg, Kentucky jail and hanged him from the county bridge across the Cumberland River.
Reported by: news reports.