Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died January 30, 1887 · Washington County, Kentucky

A man whose name is garbled in the surviving newspaper text was held in the jail at Springfield, Kentucky, on January 30, 1887. According to the Huntsville Gazette, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

News report

Huntsville Gazette, February 5, 1887, page 1 Huntsville Gazette, February 5, 1887

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