Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the custody of a sheriff in Indiana was taken from the officer by a mob and lynched, according to a brief item in The Columbia Herald published January 11, 1901. The item says his widow later collected money from the sheriff's bondsmen. The account describes the sheriff as having lost custody of him to the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief editorial item says a mob took the man from the sheriff's custody in Indiana and lynched him.
Reported by: a brief newspaper editorial item.