Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to a news dispatch datelined January 25, 1869, a Black man held at the jail in Kingston, New York, was one of five men taken from the jail and killed by a band of 30 or 40 citizens. The dispatch gives no name for him or the other four men. No arrests had been made, according to the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch says a band of 30 or 40 citizens murdered the men after taking them from the Kingston, New York jail.
Reported by: news dispatch.