Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to a brief telegram published by The Weston Democrat on January 31, 1876, a mob took a man from a jail in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and hanged him. He was one of three men held at the jail at the time. The telegram gave no name or other details, and the paper said fuller particulars would follow the next week.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Charleston telegram report says a mob hanged one of three men held in a Kanawha County jail.
Reported by: Charleston telegram (reporters).