Name not reported

According to a brief item in The Irish Standard published February 19, 1887, a man held in a Kentucky jail was taken from the jail by a mob. The paper reported that he was shot, beaten and burned, and that he later died of his injuries.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: brief news item on the page.

Source

• The Irish Standard, February 19, 1887, page 8 The Irish Standard, February 19, 1887