Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A young Black man was taken from a jail by a mob on the night of July 13, 1879, according to a news dispatch dated Cincinnati, Ohio, July 14. The mob carried him beyond the city limits and hanged him from a tree.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch says a mob took the young man out of a jail and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: news dispatch (Cincinnati, Ohio, July 14) (reporters).