Died in jail or a lockup
Ed Gwinn
Ed Gwinn was one of the men killed when a mob broke into the Baltimore jail in July 1812, according to a letter from a Baltimore friend printed in the Kentucky Gazette. The letter says the men had already given themselves up to civil authority before the mob attacked them. Nothing else about Gwinn, his age, or how he died is known from this account, which is second-hand.
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 in July 1812 and killed him after he and others had given themselves up to civil authority.
Reported by: a letter from a friend in Baltimore printed in the Kentucky Gazette.