Died in jail or a lockup
David Johnson
David Johnson was held in the Allegany County jail in Maryland when a mob broke in, took him from the jail and hanged him from a beam on George's Creek Bridge. Four men were indicted for the lynching, and their trial in the Allegany County Circuit Court had begun by November 1886. The New-York Tribune described the lynching as a barbarous act.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took David Johnson from the Allegany County jail in Maryland and hanged him from a beam on George's Creek Bridge.
Reported by: Chronicling America newspaper report (reporters).