Died in jail or a lockup
Hatchell
Hatchell was held in the jail at Franklin, Indiana, when a mob took him from it on October 31, 1867, along with a man named John Patterson, according to a correspondent's report in the Memphis Daily Appeal. The report says the mob fired on him on the way to the place of hanging. It says the first attempt to hang him failed when the rope broke, and a second rope was obtained to finish the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Journal correspondent reports that a mob took Hatchell from the Franklin, Indiana jail and hanged him after the first rope broke.
Reported by: Journal's correspondent (reporters).