Died in jail or a lockup
Hatchell
Hatchell was held in the Franklin jail in Franklin, Indiana, together with a man named Patterson. On October 31, 1867, a mob took both men from the jail and hanged them, according to a dispatch printed in the Daily Ohio Statesman on November 2, 1867. The dispatch says the first rope broke and a second was used.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Hatchell from the Franklin jail with Patterson and hanged him, according to a dispatch that also says he was shot and recaptured on the way and that the first rope broke before a second was used.
Reported by: news reports.