Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A person held at the jail in Seymour, Indiana, was taken from the jail by a mob and hanged from a beech tree near the town in 1871. Rev. H. L. Wayland, quoted in the Independent, said a body of citizens carried out the hanging. According to the account, four people were taken from the jail and hanged from the beech tree that night.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Rev. H. L. Wayland, quoted in the Independent, says the person was hanged from a beech tree by a body of citizens after being taken from the jail.
Reported by: Rev. H. L. Wayland, quoted in the Independent.