Died in jail or a lockup
Lou Trensk
Lou Trensk was held in the Brownstown, Indiana jail on May 17, 1893, when a mob that had come by train from Seymour took him from the building and hanged him from a tree on the west side of the courthouse. According to the Huntsville Gazette, the sheriff was away and the guard did not have the keys, and the mob battered the jail doors down. The paper gives a time of 1:20 a.m. for the hanging.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob from Seymour came by train, found the sheriff gone and the guard without keys, battered the jail doors down, and hanged him from a tree at the Brownstown courthouse.
Reported by: news reports.