Licking County Jail
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Licking County Jail
The old jail on South 3rd Street is believed to be the fourth jail in Newark. It was built in 1889 [1] after the previous one was condemned in 1887. [2] Several inmates died while in jail, including Sam Bucklew in 1907, Louis Trunnel in 1916, Albert Miller in 1932, Walter B. Robertson in 1935, Charles Hill in 1949 and James H. Shaner in 1955. Robertson died by hanging, and the others were all from intoxication. Three Licking County Sheriffs died of heart attacks while in residence at the jail: Ross Embrey in 1934, Albert Roe Francis in 1949 and William McElroy in 1962. [3] But the most well-known occurrence at the jail was the lynching of the 17-year-old liquor agent Carl Etherington (SEE LYNCHING) on July 8, 1910. [4]- ↑ "Licking County envisions tours in historic jail," by Wesley Lowery in Columbus Dispatch, Sept. 15, 2010
- ↑ "Can jailhouse rock?" by Amy Hollon in Newark Advocate, Sept. 15, 2010
- ↑ "Deaths at historic Licking County Jail," no author, n.d.
- ↑ "A Step Too Far; Newark's Day of Infamy," by E. Chris Evans, n.d.
