Died in jail or a lockup
Jacob Nelling
died November 19, 1883 · Benton County Jail, Benton County, Indiana
Jacob Nelling was held in the jail at Fowler, Indiana, when a masked mob came for him on the night of November 18, 1883. The mob took him from the jail and hanged him near Fowler. Newspaper accounts disagree on the size of the crowd, with one reporting about fifty men and another about three hundred citizens of Oxford.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.
News reports (5)
- News report jconline.com
- Semi-Weekly Bourbon News, November 20, 1883, page 1 Semi-Weekly Bourbon News, November 20, 1883
- Huntsville Gazette, November 24, 1883, page 1 Huntsville Gazette, November 24, 1883
- The Grenada Sentinel, November 24, 1883, page 2 The Grenada Sentinel, November 24, 1883
- Arkansas Weekly Mansion, November 24, 1883, page 2 Arkansas Weekly Mansion, November 24, 1883