Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Howard
Henry Howard, a Black man, was held in the jail at Coshocton, Ohio. On Friday, June 19, 1885, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree in the courtyard. The sheriff's office did not hold him back, so this is the account the record gives of how he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.