Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man described in a 1909 Kentucky newspaper report as a circus man was held in a jail when a mob took him from it early on June 4, 1909, and killed him. The report, which is garbled in places, ties the mob to a shooting, but the account of that shooting is unreliable. His name and age are not recorded, and the town and jail are unclear from the text.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news report.