Died in jail or a lockup
William Kitter
William Kitter, a Black man, was being held at the jail in Henderson, Kentucky, when a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree on July 11, 1882. The Alexandria Gazette reported the killing two days later in a brief national news item. The report said the people who carried out the hanging were supposed to be Black, but this was not confirmed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.