Name not reported

A man identified in an 1886 news dispatch as Wm. Watkins was held in the jail at Aurora, Indiana. According to the dispatch, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from the shafting at a distillery in Aurora on August 19, 1886. The dispatch is the only source for these events.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch from Aurora, Indiana reports that a man identified as Wm. Watkins was taken from the jail and hanged from the shafting at a distillery.

Reported by: news dispatch from Aurora, Indiana (reporters).

Source

• The Memphis Appeal, August 20, 1886, page 5 The Memphis Appeal, August 20, 1886