Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held at the jail at Burlington, Ky., was taken from the jail in 1876 by a mob of masked men who intended to hang him. According to the account, he broke away and ran, was shot down, and was then hanged from a tree, with his body riddled with bullets.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.