Executed
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
A Black man held in the Urbana jail in Champaign County, Ohio, was taken from his cell by a mob on Friday, June 4, 1897, according to The Norfolk Virginian. The paper reported that the mob hanged him from a tree. The paper also reported that the mob first fought with the military, and that several people were killed and others wounded in the fighting.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: the 1897 newspaper report (reporters).