Died in jail or a lockup
William Walkins
William Walkins was held in the jail at Aurora, Indiana, in August 1886, according to a dispatch in the Savannah Morning News. The dispatch reports that a mob took him from the jail and hanged him to the shafting in a local distillery.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Dispatches from Aurora, Indiana report that a mob took William Walkins from the town's jail and hanged him to the shafting in a distillery.
Reported by: Dispatches from Aurora, Ind. (reporters).