Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson was held at the Eatontown lockup in Eatontown, New Jersey, when a mob took him and killed him in March 1880. A coroner's jury later found that he was beaten on the head with clubs and hanged by the neck, by persons the jury did not identify. The Cecil Whig reported the jury's finding in April 1886. The jury named no one responsible.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury found Samuel Johnson was beaten on the head with clubs and hanged by the neck by persons unknown to the jury, after a mob took him from the Eatontown lockup.

Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner).

Source

• The Cecil Whig, April 3, 1886, page 3 The Cecil Whig, April 3, 1886