Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was held in the Leitchfield jail in Grayson County, Kentucky, when on September 26, 1913, a group of masked men overpowered the jailer and took him from custody. The mob hanged him in the public square. The Citizen reported on October 2, 1913, that no clue was left as to who carried out the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.