Died in jail or a lockup
Geo Winchester
According to a letter from a friend in Baltimore printed in the Kentucky Gazette in August 1812, Geo Winchester was one of the men a mob killed after breaking into the Baltimore jail in July 1812. The letter says the men had given themselves up to civil authority before the mob attacked them. The account is second-hand, and the only source describing his death is this letter.
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 he had given himself up to civil authority.
Reported by: a letter from a friend in Baltimore printed in the Kentucky Gazette (reporters).