Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
Two young men held at the Celina jail in Celina, Ohio, were taken from the jail by a mob on June 9, 1872, and hanged, according to The Avant Courier, which reported the killings in July 1872. The paper gave neither their names nor their ages.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Avant Courier reported that two young men were taken from the Celina jail in Ohio and hanged.
Reported by: The Avant Courier (reporters).