Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died May 30, 1895 · Hocking County, Ohio

A man held in the jail at Logan, Ohio, was taken from his cell by a mob on the night of May 30, 1895, and killed, according to the Daily Public Ledger's account of June 1, 1895. The name, age and background of the man are not given in the surviving text.

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

Reported by: news reports.

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