Elson Federoff

Elson Federoff, a 50-year-old man and the father of six children, was held in the lockup at Laurelville, Ohio. According to a Cincinnati dispatch datelined Logan, a mob took him from the lockup on the night of May 30, 1895, and hanged him. The dispatch does not say whether the lockup's officers resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Cincinnati dispatch from Logan, Ohio reports that a mob took him from the Laurelville lockup and hanged him.

Reported by: Cincinnati dispatch from Logan, O. (reporters).

Sources (2)

• The Topeka State Journal, May 31, 1895, page 1 The Topeka State Journal, May 31, 1895
• The American Citizen, June 7, 1895, page 1 The American Citizen, June 7, 1895