Died in jail or a lockup
Charles Dexson
Charles Dexson was one of three Black men held in the jail at Charleston, Indiana. Before dawn on November 17, 1871, a mob of about forty masked men forced their way into the jail and took him out. He was hanged in the woods about two miles from town. A coroner's inquest found that he died from violence at the hands of parties unknown.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The coroner's inquest found he died from violence at the hands of parties unknown after a mob took him from the Charleston jail.
Reported by: coroner's inquest (medical examiner or coroner); contemporary newspaper account.