Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
On the night of September 14, 1897, a masked mob broke into the jail at Cross Plains, Indiana, and dragged five people from their cells, including this person, who was held there. Testimony at a 1898 preliminary hearing said the guards offered no resistance. The person's name and other details are not given in the accounts available.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob took this prisoner from the jail in 1897, and testimony at a 1898 preliminary hearing says the guards offered no resistance.
Reported by: testimony at a 1898 preliminary hearing (witnesses).