Died in jail or a lockup
Jack Reno
Jack Reno was one of four brothers held at the New Albany jail in Indiana. According to the Chicago Eagle, a mob of nearly a thousand people came to the city and attacked the jail for about four hours. The mob forced its way to the cells, took Jack and his brothers out, and hanged them from a telegraph pole.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The newspaper account says a mob of nearly a thousand people forced its way into the New Albany jail, took Jack Reno from his cell and hanged him from a telegraph pole.
Reported by: newspaper account (historical news report) (reporters).