Died in jail or a lockup
William White
William White, a Black man, was held in the Jeffersonville jail in Indiana. On January 22, 1897, a mob broke into the jail and took him out, according to a wire report published in the Daily Camera. The report says the mob hanged him from a tree and shot his body many times.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news wire report from Jeffersonville says a mob broke open the jail, hanged William White from a tree and shot his body.
Reported by: news wire report (Jeffersonville dispatch) (reporters).