Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Two people, whose names the sources do not give, were held in a jail near a state capitol in July 1937 when a lynching mob broke in, took them from the jailhouse and killed them, according to Senator Robert F. Wagner. Wagner said no arrest, prosecution or conviction followed the killings. A high official remarked, as reported by The Dayton Forum, that the killings looked like carelessness by someone.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (neglect alleged). Senator Robert F. Wagner said two people were taken from a jailhouse near a state capitol by a lynching mob, and a high official remarked that it looked like carelessness by someone.
Reported by: Senator Robert F. Wagner.