Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Three Black men were held in the Clarke County jail in Indiana. According to a proclamation by Governor Conrad Baker, an organized band of armed, masked men took them from the jail and killed them. In the proclamation, the governor called for the arrest and trial of those responsible.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Governor Conrad Baker's proclamation describes the three men as taken from the Clarke County jail by an organized band of armed, masked men and hanged.
Reported by: Governor Conrad Baker of Indiana, in a proclamation.