Died in jail or a lockup
Alex C Hanson
Alex C Hanson was one of the men a mob killed after breaking into the Baltimore jail in July 1812, according to a letter from a friend in Baltimore printed in the Kentucky Gazette. The letter says the men had given themselves up to civil authority before the mob attacked them. The account is second-hand and gives no further detail about how he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A letter from a friend in Baltimore, printed in the Kentucky Gazette, says a mob broke into the Baltimore jail and killed him.
Reported by: Kentucky Gazette letter from a Baltimore friend.