Died in jail or a lockup
Roscoe Porter
Roscoe Porter, a Black man, was held in the jail at West Union, Ohio, when a mob that included many prominent citizens came for him. According to The Daily Bulletin, the mob took him from the jail, hanged him and riddled his body with bullets. The account in the January 1894 paper does not give the date of the killing or say whether jail staff resisted the mob or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Roscoe Porter from the jail at West Union, Ohio, hanged him and riddled his body with bullets.
Reported by: news reports.