Died in jail or a lockup
Absalom Kimble
Absalom Kimble was one of three men held in the Mercer County jail in Ohio. According to a Cincinnati Enquirer dispatch from Wapakoneta, a crowd gathered at the jail in the early morning, seized the sheriff and guards, took the keys and unlocked the cell doors. The dispatch reports that the crowd then took the men to a place near Celina, where Mr. Kimble was hanged.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Cincinnati Enquirer dispatch from Wapakoneta says a crowd seized the guards and sheriff, took the keys and unlocked the cell doors before hanging him near Celina.
Reported by: Cincinnati Enquirer dispatch from Wapakoneta (reporters).