Died in custody
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
On January 16, 1878, a Black man who was being held by officers was taken from them near the line between Fayette and Jessamine Counties, Kentucky, by a gang of masked men. The masked men hanged him by the roadside, along with another man taken in the same way. According to the San Marcos Free Press, published February 2, 1878, a sheriff's posse went in pursuit of the attackers.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Newspaper account of the 1878 Kentucky lynching (reporters).