Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man identified only by the initials J. O. was held in a jail. On the night of February 21, 1882, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him, according to a news summary in the Lancaster Daily Intelligencer published February 27, 1882.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Lancaster Daily Intelligencer reported that a mob took a man from the jail and lynched him.
Reported by: Lancaster Daily Intelligencer (reporters).