Died in custody
J. C. Carlew
J. C. Carlew was in the custody of Sheriff Matlock at Moberly, Missouri, in 1880, when an armed mob of about 100 men from adjoining counties opened fire as the sheriff was taking him into the courthouse. He ran, was cornered in a building and was shot to death. The 1880 newspaper account says the officers of the law made no effort to stop the violence.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An armed mob of about 100 men from adjoining counties opened fire on Carlew as Sheriff Matlock was taking him into the Moberly courthouse, and the newspaper reports the officers made no effort to stop the violence.
Reported by: Sheriff Matlock's office at Moberly (the agency that held him); historical newspaper account.