Died in jail or a lockup
David Thomas
David Thomas was held in the Caroline County jail in Maryland when a mob of some sixty or seventy men broke in and took him on Saturday night, October 14, 1854. According to the Spirit of the Age, which reported the killing four days later, the men hanged him from the nearest tree until he died. The newspaper account does not describe how the jail officers responded to the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Spirit of the Age reported that a mob of some sixty or seventy men took David Thomas from the Caroline County, Maryland jail and hanged him from the nearest tree until he died.
Reported by: Spirit of the Age (reporters).