Died in jail or a lockup
Richard Long
Richard Long was held in the jail at Kokomo, Indiana. On the night of Monday, April 3, 1882, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him, according to the Daily Republican. The death was reported as a lynching by a mob that broke him out of the jail's custody, and it was carried in a newspaper report two days later.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper report says a mob took Richard Long from the Kokomo, Indiana jail on a Monday night and lynched him.
Reported by: newspaper report.