Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man, not named in the July 26, 1895 report, was being held by officers in Lexington, Kentucky. According to the report, a mob took him from the officers on the night of July 25, 1895, and lynched him. The report's account of what the officers did when the mob came for him is limited to that he was taken from them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took a Black man who had been arrested in Lexington, Kentucky, from the officers holding him and lynched him, according to a 1895 newspaper report.
Reported by: news reports.