Name not reported
A man held in the Laurel County jail in Kentucky was one of four men whom a mob of 100 to 200 disguised men took from the jail on the morning of May 14, 1870. A guard gave up the keys without resistance, and the mob hanged the men from a single tree on the Manchester road. Their bodies were found the next morning, one with a notice pinned to it. According to a letter to the Louisville Commercial, the men left wives and young children, and their families were left in sorrow.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A letter to the Louisville Commercial says a mob of disguised men took him from the Laurel County jail and hanged him after the guard handed over the keys.
Reported by: letter to the Louisville Commercial (reporters).