Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held at the jail at Powningsville, Kentucky, was taken from the jail on a Monday morning in September 1881 by masked men, who hanged him. The Daily Republican reported the killing in a short item. His name is garbled in the scanned newspaper text and cannot be read.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Chronicling America newspaper report (reporters).