Died in jail or a lockup
James M. Layton
James M. Layton was held in the jail at Farmington, St. Francis County, Missouri. On June 17, 1843, a crowd gathered at the jail, having not heard that his execution had been suspended. After learning of the suspension, they broke open the jail, dragged him out and hanged him, according to an account reprinted in the Daily National Intelligencer on July 7, 1843. The account describes how the mob took him, not what the jail's staff did at the time.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily National Intelligencer reprinted an account saying a crowd broke open the Farmington jail, dragged James M. Layton out and hanged him.
Reported by: Daily National Intelligencer (reporters).