Died in jail or a lockup
One of 3 people whose names were not reported
Two Black men held at the Louisville, Kentucky jail were killed on May 14, 1857, when a mob took them from the jail and hanged them. According to the Staunton Spectator, the jailor surrendered the two men to the crowd, which had gathered after an acquittal in court. The article gives no names for either man and offers nothing else about who they were. Because no names or other details survive in this account, the record of these two people is limited to what the report states.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Historical newspaper account (1857) (reporters).