Died in jail or a lockup
Tyler
Tyler was held at the Scottsburg jail in Indiana when a mob came for him and killed him. The sheriff's wife testified in a civil case reported by The Indianapolis Journal in November 1899 that masked, armed men came to the house and demanded the jail keys from her husband. She said that after he refused, she told them where the keys were. The men took Tyler away, and the sheriff was held back at gunpoint.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The sheriff's wife testified that masked, armed men demanded the jail keys from her husband and then took Tyler from the jail.
Reported by: the sheriff's wife, testifying (witnesses).