Johnson
Johnson was one of three people held in the Charleston jail in Indiana and was Black. An Indianapolis dispatch reprinted in the Stark County Democrat in November 1871 reported that a vigilance committee of about seventy people demanded the keys from the jailer and sheriff, who refused. The mob then broke open the jail door and cut the hinges, took Johnson and the two others about a mile and a half out of town on the Lexington road, and hanged Johnson from a tree.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An Indianapolis dispatch reprinted in the Stark County Democrat says a vigilance committee of about seventy people broke open the Charleston jail door and hanged Johnson from a tree after the jailer and sheriff refused to hand over the keys.
Reported by: Indianapolis dispatch reprinted in the Stark County Democrat (reporters).