Died in jail or a lockup
Allen
Allen was held in the Putnam County jail in West Virginia when a large group of mounted men came for him on a Saturday morning in July 1876, according to a dispatch from Charleston. The men took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree about three miles from the town. A coroner's jury later returned a verdict that he died at the hands of unknown parties.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury returned a verdict that Allen died at the hands of unknown parties after a mob took him from the Putnam County jail and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner); news reports.