Name not reported

In January 1876, a brief telegram from Charleston, published in The Weston Democrat, reported that a mob took one of three men held in the Kanawha County jail and hanged him. No name for the man was given. The telegram gave no further details, and the paper said it would print full particulars the following week.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Charleston telegram reported that a mob took one of three men held in a Kanawha County jail and hanged him.

Reported by: Charleston telegram (reporters).

Source

• The Weston Democrat, January 31, 1876, page 3 The Weston Democrat, January 31, 1876