Died in jail or a lockup
J E Hall
According to a letter from a Baltimore friend printed in the Kentucky Gazette, J E Hall was one of the men a mob killed in July 1812 after breaking into the Baltimore jail where they were held. The letter said the men had given themselves up to civil authority before the mob attacked them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A friend's letter from Baltimore, printed in the Kentucky Gazette, says a mob broke into the Baltimore jail in July 1812 and killed him after he and others had given themselves up to civil authority.
Reported by: Kentucky Gazette letter from a Baltimore friend (reporters).