Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In August 1891, the Hocking Sentinel reported that a mob took a man from the jail in Athens, Ohio. According to the paper, the mob hanged him from the bridge leading to the State Asylum. The account was published in an editorial.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Hocking Sentinel editorial says a mob took a man from the Athens jail and hanged him from the bridge leading to the State Asylum.
Reported by: Hocking Sentinel editorial (reporters).