Died in jail or a lockup
Charles Davis
Charles Davis was held in a jail near Athens, Ohio, when about twenty men came for him. They took him from the jail and hanged him from a bridge. The Iron County Register reported the killing in December 1881.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. About twenty men took him from the jail near Athens, Ohio, and hanged him from a bridge.
Reported by: reporters.