Died in jail or a lockup
John Waggoner
John Waggoner, sometimes printed as John Wagner, was held in the jail at Ironton, Ohio, in January 1882. Newspaper accounts report that between forty and fifty masked men took him from the jail during the night of January 19 or 20 and hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard. One dispatch said local public opinion seemed to approve of the killing. The papers differ on the exact date and on the number of men involved.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob of 40 to 50 men took John Waggoner from the Ironton, Ohio jail and hanged him in the courthouse yard, according to the accounts; the Cincinnati dispatch says public opinion seemed to approve.
Reported by: Cincinnati dispatch (reporters).