Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Elkaon, Kentucky, was taken from the jail by a mob and hanged on October 18, 1900, according to a short item in the Semi-Weekly Messenger published October 26, 1900. The item does not give his name.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Semi-Weekly Messenger (reporters).