Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black person held in the jail at Brandenburg, Kentucky, was taken from the jail by a mob, according to the Hopkinsville Kentuckian, which published the account on May 6, 1902. The mob carried them about half a mile into the country and hanged them from a tree. Their name and age are not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched