Died in jail or a lockup
Etherton
Etherton was the mayor of Newark, Ohio, and was being held in the city jail. A mob battered down the jail doors and carried out a lynching of Etherton. Officials then moved to remove Sheriff Linke of Licking County from office.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the Newark jail, took Etherton from custody and lynched him, according to the account summarized here.
Reported by: news reports.