Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was held in the jail at Barbourville when about thirty masked men took him from it and hanged him on August 24, 1876, according to The Republican Journal. His name is not given in the account. The Republican Journal's report, a brief account, does not say whether the jailer or officers resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.