Died in jail or a lockup
George Johnson
Geo. Johnson was held in the jail at Charleston, Indiana. According to the Holmes County Republican, about two in the morning on November 17, 1871, a mob of about forty-four people took him from the jail and hanged him in the woods near town, on the same tree as another man. A coroner's inquest found that he died by violence at the hands of parties unknown.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's inquest found he died by violence at the hands of parties unknown after a mob took him from the Charleston jail and hanged him.
Reported by: coroner's inquest (medical examiner or coroner).