Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the Howard County jail at Kokomo, Indiana, was taken from it by a mob of about 300 people on the night of May 28, 1863, and hanged from a scaffold in the public square. The mob spent nearly two hours breaking into the jail. The sheriff refused to hand over the key and resisted attempts to take it by force. He gave his name as Daniel Jones.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 300 broke into the Kokomo, Indiana jail and hanged the man from a scaffold in the public square, after the sheriff refused to surrender the key.
Reported by: Kokomo, Indiana newspaper account (1863) (reporters).