Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the jail at Newcastle, Kentucky, was taken from his cell by a mob and hanged on September 3, 1877, along with two other men, according to The Daily Dispatch, published September 5, 1877. His name is not legible in the scanned newspaper text, so it is not recorded here. The jail was the custodial facility from which the mob took him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.