Died in jail or a lockup
Francis Taylor
Francis Taylor was one of three men held in the jail at Forsythe, Missouri, in April 1885. The Daily Republican reported that a masked mob came for the men at the jail on Friday night, April 17, and took them out. The paper said it was considered certain the three had been lynched, though their bodies had not been found.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Daily Republican report says a masked mob took Francis Taylor from the Forsythe jail and that it is considered certain he was lynched, though his body had not been found.
Reported by: Daily Republican (reporters).