Died in jail or a lockup

Scott

died December 11, 1880 · Clay County, Indiana

Scott was held in the jail at Brazil, Indiana. On the night of Saturday, December 11, 1880, a group of masked men broke into the jail and took him. The mob killed him. The Sacramento Daily Record-Union reported the death in its issue of December 13, 1880.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report

Sacramento Daily Record-Union, December 13, 1880, page 2 Sacramento Daily Record-Union, December 13, 1880

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