Died in custody
Name not reported
Three people, whose names were not given, were taken from a train bound for the county jail near Seymour, Indiana, by a body of citizens. Rev. H. L. Wayland, quoted in the Independent, said the three were hanged from a beech tree in the same way as an earlier group. The Worcester Daily Spy reported the killings on November 18, 1871.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Rev. H. L. Wayland, quoted in the Independent, says a body of citizens hanged him from a beech tree.
Reported by: Rev. H. L. Wayland, quoted in the Independent.