Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died August 21, 1895 · Clermont County, Ohio

A Black person held in the jail at New Richmond, Ohio, was taken from the jail by an infuriated mob on August 21, 1895, and lynched. The mob made no attempt to hide its identity, according to The Port Gibson Reveille, which reported the killing the following day.

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

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