Died in jail or a lockup
John Redfern
John Redfern was held in the jail at Springfield, Ohio. At midnight on July 13, 1892, a mob took him from his cell and hanged him. His death was a lynching from custody, and it is recorded in the Durham Daily Globe of July 14, 1892.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A contemporary newspaper report says a mob took him from his cell in the Springfield, Ohio jail at midnight and hanged him.
Reported by: contemporary newspaper report.