Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the jail at Brownstown, Indiana, was taken by a mob of about 100 men who had seized an engine and two cabooses to reach the town, according to The Farmers' Union. The sheriff was not at the jail to resist, and the guard had no keys, so the mob broke into the jail and hanged him around 1:20 a.m. on Tuesday, May 23, 1893.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 100 men seized an engine and two cabooses, broke into the Brownstown jail, and hanged the man; the sheriff was absent and the guard had no keys.
Reported by: news reports.