Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man was held by officers near the line between Fayette and Jessamine Counties, Kentucky, in January 1878. According to The Jasper Weekly Courier, a gang of masked men took him from the officers and hanged him by the roadside. A sheriff's posse was reported to have gone in pursuit of the attackers. The man is remembered here only by the account of his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Jasper Weekly Courier reported that a gang of masked men took the man from officers and hanged him by the roadside.
Reported by: The Jasper Weekly Courier (reporters).