Died in jail or a lockup
Louis A. Knott
Louis A. Knott was being held in the jail at Colfax. On the morning of August 19, 1884, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him, according to The Indianapolis Journal's report of August 20, 1884. The report is brief. The record gives no account of whether the jailer or sheriff resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.