Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Bohnlter
Henry Bohnlter, 24, was being held in the jail at Versailles, Ripley County, Indiana, when a mob of about 400 men broke in and took him and four other men from it on September 9, 1897. According to the coroner's findings, the mob killed him at the jail, and the coroner recorded his death as caused by blows and shots.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The coroner's findings attribute his death to blows and shots from the mob that took him from the Versailles jail.
Reported by: coroner.