Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held at the jail in London, Kentucky, was taken from the jail by a mob on October 24, 1905, and hanged. Witnesses said the mob killed him, and the account gives no name for him. The death is recorded as a lynching from custody, since the jail was where he was held when the mob took him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took the man from the jail at London, Kentucky, and hanged him, according to witnesses.
Reported by: witnesses.