Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Martin

Martin County, Indiana

Martin was one of two men held in the jail at Shoals, Indiana. One night, shortly before the two men were to be tried, a band of masked men forced their way into the jail. The mob took the two men from the jail and hanged them.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News report