William Kerner

Wm. Kerner, a Black man, was held in the jail at Greenfield, Indiana. On the night of June 25, 1875, a mob took him from that jail and hanged him. He was in the custody of the jail when the mob took him from it, and he died at the hands of the mob.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Source

• River Falls Journal, July 2, 1875, page 2 River Falls Journal, July 2, 1875