Died in jail or a lockup
William Keemer
William Keemer, a Black man, was held in the jail at Greenfield, Indiana, after being moved there from Rushville for fear of violence. A news dispatch datelined Indianapolis says an armed mob, said to be from Hancock, Shelby and Rush counties, broke open the jail, took him out and hanged him in a stall at the fairgrounds. A later account gives the date as a Friday night in late June 1875 and says no arrests had been made. Neither account says whether officers resisted the mob or handed over the keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody