Died in jail or a lockup
William Wright
William Wright was one of three men held in the jail at Louisa, Kentucky. According to a letter from a Ceredo correspondent published in The West Virginia Journal on August 1, 1866, about one hundred men came to the jail on a Tuesday in mid-July, demanded the keys, took the three men out and hanged them. The letter, citing an eyewitness, describes the crowd as quiet and orderly and says local people felt relieved afterward.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Ceredo correspondent's letter, citing an eyewitness, says a mob of about one hundred men took William Wright from the Louisa jail and hanged him.
Reported by: Ceredo correspondent's letter citing an eyewitness (reporters).