Died in jail or a lockup
James Atkinson
James Atkinson was held in the jail at Gayoso, Missouri, from July 10, 1881. According to a New Madrid dispatch carried by the Morning Journal and Courier, a mob took him from the jail on July 17, 1881, and lynched him. The dispatch was printed two days later, on July 19, 1881.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A New Madrid news dispatch reports that a mob took James Atkinson from the jail at Gayoso and lynched him.
Reported by: New Madrid news dispatch (reporters).