Name not reported
A Black man held in the Owensboro jail in Kentucky was taken from the building on July 11, 1884, by a mob of an estimated 150 to 200 men, according to a special report in the Breckenridge News. The report says the jailer refused to surrender the keys, and the mob broke in and hanged the man from a tree in the courthouse yard. According to the same account, the jailer was assaulted and killed while trying to defend the building.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Breckenridge News special report says a mob of about 150 to 200 men broke into the Owensboro jail after the jailer refused to surrender the keys and hanged the man from a tree in the courthouse yard.
Reported by: Breckenridge News special report (reporters).