Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In 1897, a crowd broke into a jail in Indiana, took one of three men held there, and hanged him from the nearest tree until he died, according to The Houston Daily Post. The paper reported on October 4, 1897, that no serious attempt would be made to punish those responsible, though their identities could easily be found. The account describes the killing as the work of the mob that seized him from the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.