C. A. Marshall

C. A. Marshall was held in the jail at Bloomington, Indiana. According to a news dispatch datelined Cincinnati, early on February 8, 1876, a body of masked men overpowered the sheriff and took the jail keys. The dispatch says the men then shot him to death. It also says the mob left a letter ordering another person to leave town within 30 days.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch datelined Cincinnati says masked men overpowered the sheriff, took the jail keys, and shot him at the Bloomington jail.

Reported by: news dispatch datelined Cincinnati (reporters).

Source

• The Wheeling Daily Register, February 9, 1876, page 1 The Wheeling Daily Register, February 9, 1876