Died in jail or a lockup
E Gaither
E Gaither was one of the men held at the Baltimore jail when a mob broke in and killed them 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. The Kentucky Gazette printed the letter on 11 August 1812.
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 after the men had given themselves up to civil authority.
Reported by: Kentucky Gazette letter from a friend in Baltimore (reporters).