Died in jail or a lockup
C. A. Morshon
In 1876, C. A. Morshon was being held in the jail at Bloomington, Indiana. According to The Canton Mail, masked men took C. A. Morshon from the jail and shot them dead. The report names the masked men as the ones who took and shot them, and it does not attribute the killing to the jail's staff.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: newspaper report of the 1876 killing (reporters).