Died in jail or a lockup
Bob
Bob was held in the jail at Clayton, Alabama, in August 1856, according to the Clayton Banner as reprinted in The Western Democrat. The Banner reported that townspeople protested against a crowd coming for him, and that the sheriff had made arrangements to stop it. The paper said a mob nonetheless broke open the jail, took Bob out, and hanged him outside the town limits.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Clayton Banner reports that a crowd took Bob from the Clayton, Alabama jail and hanged him outside the town limits, after the sheriff had made arrangements to stop them and the mob broke open the jail.
Reported by: Clayton (Ala.) Banner, as reprinted in this paper (reporters).