Died in jail or a lockup
Charles Tomavson
Charles Tomavson was held in the jail at Corydon, Indiana, when, according to the Pittsburg Dispatch, a mob of about 200 men took him and James Deavin from the jail in the early morning of June 13, 1889. The mob drove the two men to a bridge west of town and hanged them there. The Pittsburg Dispatch reported these events, and this account is drawn from that single newspaper report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 200 men took him from the local jail, drove him to a bridge west of town and hanged him, according to the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Reported by: Pittsburg Dispatch (reporters).