Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man held in the custody of officers near the line between Fayette and Jessamine Counties, Kentucky, was taken from them on January 10, 1878, by a gang of masked men, according to The Jasper Weekly Courier. The mob hanged him by the roadside. A sheriff's posse went in pursuit of the attackers.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Jasper Weekly Courier reported that a gang of masked men took one of two Black men held by officers near the Fayette and Jessamine county line and hanged him by the roadside.
Reported by: The Jasper Weekly Courier (reporters).