Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the jail at Union, Missouri, was taken from the jail and hanged on the morning of July 10, 1897, according to a short item in The Paducah Daily Sun published that day. His name is not legible in the surviving text, so he is recorded without one. The mob's entry into the jail and the actions of its keepers are not described in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper report.