Died in jail or a lockup
Roland Berry
Roland Berry, a Black man, was held in the jail at Blanchester. On the night of July 7, 1891, about fifty armed men on horseback broke into the jail and took him out. They drove him about a mile from town, tied him to a pine sapling and shot him many times until he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.