Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to a report datelined Louisville, August 19, 1871, and printed in the Leavenworth Weekly Times, a Black man held in a Kentucky jail was taken from the jail by citizens and hanged. The report says he had earlier been attacked and left for dead, was found alive, and was returned to the jail, where his wounds were dressed before the mob took him out. The name of the man is not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1871 newspaper report says citizens took him from the Kentucky jail and hanged him.
Reported by: newspaper report.