The Old Licking County Jail has had far more than its fair share of horror since its opening in 1889. Within the walls of this fortress there have been many deaths including at least 4 Sheriffs and 14 Inmates.
Many infamous murderers have called the Old Licking County Jail home. This list of dangerous inmates includes "The Hand Saw Slayer," a sweet 72-year-old lady who killed, dismembered and baked her husband. There is also "The 22 Caliber Serial Killers," a pair of brothers who shot and killed 10 people in cold blood. And let's not forget the "The Proposal Day Murder," who apparently couldn't take "yes" for an answer, slaying his fiancé the very same day he proposed.
Another harrowing and blood thirsty death that took place at Old Licking County Jail was the murder and lynching of Carl Etherington, a Dry-Agent Detective. Etherington was being held at the jail for his own protection but the walls were designed to keep inmates in, not an angry mob of thousands out! The mob rammed through the North Entrance of the jail, stormed to the second floor cell block where Etherington was being held and beat him to death with a sledge hammer.
The mob dragged him from the jail and up to the Southeast side of the Town Square where they lynched him to a telegraph pole. It is said that nearly 5,000 people including women and children all came to take a peek at the hanging agent. A ghastly family outing indeed.
The Licking County Jail is located at 46 South 3rd St., Newark, Ohio 43058.
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