Edward Jackson
Edward Jackson, a 60-year-old man, was held at the West Liberty jail in Ohio when a masked mob of about 100 men broke into the building on November 18, 1899. According to The Sun, the mob took him from the jail along with his daughter-in-law and another man, whipped them, tarred and feathered them, threw them into a stream, and drove them out of town with clubs, stones and gunfire. The paper reported that the marshal resisted and was knocked down, and that the mob broke down the jail door to take the prisoners. The account says Edward Jackson died that evening from injuries received during the attack, though the OCR text is garbled and the exact date and some details are uncertain.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Sun reported that a masked mob of about 100 men broke into the West Liberty jail, took Edward Jackson and whipped, tarred and feathered him before driving him out of town.
Reported by: The Sun (reporters).