Died in jail or a lockup
Win. Taylor
Win. Taylor, a Black man, was held in the custody of the Sandusky sheriff on September 4, 1878, when a mob took him from that custody and hanged him from a lamp post in Sandusky, Ohio. According to the news dispatch, he was being taken toward Norwalk when the mob brought him back to Sandusky and treated him roughly before the hanging. The dispatch says the authorities were unable to control the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch from Sandusky reports that a mob took him from the sheriff's custody and hanged him from a lamp post.
Reported by: news dispatch from Sandusky (reporters).