Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Three Black men were being held in the Charlestown jail in Indiana when a mob broke in, took them from the jail and hanged them, the Daily State Journal reported in November 1871. The paper reported that the sheriff gave the mob the key to the third door and that men from three counties took part in the killings.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the Charlestown jail in Indiana, took three men held there and hanged them, and the report says the sheriff gave the mob the key to the third door.
Reported by: news reports.