Died in jail or a lockup
Louis Trenck
Louis Trenck was held at the Brownstown, Indiana jail. In the early morning of May 16, 1893, about thirty-five masked men came to the building, seized the jailer and searched him for keys, then forced their way in. According to the Daily Public Ledger, they broke into Trenck's cell, took him to the courthouse yard and hanged him from a tree. The coroner, who witnessed part of the scene, later cut the body down.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.