Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
Two young Black men, both about 18 years old, were held in the jail at Nicholson, Kentucky, in May 1867. According to the Springfield Weekly Republican, an angry crowd took them from the jail on a Saturday morning and hanged them from a tree. The paper's report does not name either man.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Springfield Weekly Republican reported that an enraged crowd took him from the Nicholson jail in Kentucky and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: Springfield Weekly Republican (reporters).