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Engleman

died November 30, 1868 · Macoupin County, Illinois

Engleman was taken from the jail at Carlinville, Illinois, by a mob, which lynched him on a Monday in late November 1868. The Delaware Tribune reported the death in its issue of December 3, 1868. The account given is that the mob took him from the jail and killed him. Engleman is recorded as a homicide carried out by the mob.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

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