Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Williams
Henry Williams was held in the jail at Macon, Missouri, when a mob overpowered the jailer and took him, and he was lynched on July 1, 1898. The St. Johnsbury Caledonian reported that the mob overpowered the jailer, and The United Opinion gave the same account in a brief roundup. Neither report says how the mob reached him or whether officers resisted, gave up keys, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob overpowered the jailer in Macon, Missouri, and lynched Henry Williams.
Reported by: the jailer. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.