Richard Long

Richard Long was held in the jail at Kokomo, Indiana. On the night of Monday, April 3, 1882, a band of masked men took him from the jail and hanged him, according to the Daily Republican and the Brookings County Sentinel. The Watertown Republican reports his last words as a request to be hanged decently. Additional details about the jail's response are reported differently or not at all.

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

Reported by: newspaper report.

Sources (3)

• Daily Republican, April 5, 1882, page 1 Daily Republican, April 5, 1882
• Watertown Republican, April 12, 1882, page 2 Watertown Republican, April 12, 1882
• Brookings County Sentinel, April 13, 1882, page 1 Brookings County Sentinel, April 13, 1882