Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was held in the jail at Athens, Ohio, when a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a bridge. He was killed by the mob, and the jail is where he was held when they took him. His name is not known from the account published in November 1881.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.