Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A detective, whose name is garbled beyond clear reading in the 1911 Gazette account, was held in the jail at Newark, Ohio. According to The Gazette, published December 16, 1911, a mob stormed the jail, took him, and killed him. A man later convicted of manslaughter is reported to have helped the crowd enter the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.