Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black person held by officers near Orleans, Indiana, was taken from them by a masked mob on the night of September 21, 1872, and hanged, according to a brief news dispatch datelined London, Indiana. The dispatch gives no name and does not say whether the officers resisted or handed the person over. Their sex and age are not stated in the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch datelined London, Ind. says a masked mob hanged the person after taking them from officers.
Reported by: news dispatch datelined London, Ind. (reporters).