Died in custody
Name not reported
He was a stonecutter from Cincinnati, and the 1891 newspaper account says he had nothing to do with the fight that brought police to him in Middlesborough, Kentucky. Middlesborough police held him in their custody. A mob took him from them and killed him by lynching. The account reports that the police force was later put on trial over his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.