Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was one of five men held in the jail at Kingston, New York, in January 1869. According to a news dispatch datelined January 25, 1869, a band of 30 to 40 citizens took the five men from the jail and killed them. The dispatch reported that no arrests had been made.
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 jail.
Reported by: news dispatch.