Hatchell
Hatchell was held in the jail at Franklin, Indiana, according to an Indianapolis dispatch dated November 1, 1867. The dispatch reports that a mob took him from the jail the night before and carried him toward a wood near the town. It says he nearly got away on the way, was fired on and captured, and that the first attempt to hang him failed when the rope broke before a second rope was used. The dispatch reports that a mob hanged him, and it gives no account of how the jailer or sheriff responded.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An Indianapolis news dispatch dated Nov. 1, 1867 reports that a mob took Hatchell from the Franklin jail and hanged him after a first rope broke.
Reported by: Indianapolis news dispatch dated Nov. 1, 1867 (reporters).