Died in jail or a lockup
Bert Andsome
Bert Andsome, 30, was held at the Versailles jail in Ripley County, Indiana. In the early hours of September 15, 1897, a mob took him and four other men from the jail and hanged them from an elm tree on the public square, according to an Associated Press report. The report says his skull was crushed with a stool inside the jail before he was hanged. The five men were all residents of Osgood, three miles away.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Associated Press report says a mob took him from the Versailles jail, crushed his skull with a stool inside the jail, and hanged him from an elm tree on the public square.
Reported by: Associated Press report (reporters).