Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died October 1875 · Ohio

A man held in an Ohio jail in October 1875 was taken from it by a group of farmers who broke in, removed him, and hanged him. The Puget Sound Dispatch said he maintained his innocence in his last moments. The paper condemned the men who hanged him as lawbreakers.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: San Francisco newspaper editorial (reporters).

Source

Puget Sound Dispatch, November 4, 1875, page 4 Puget Sound Dispatch, November 4, 1875

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