Died in jail or a lockup
James Wilson
James Wilson was held in the Danville city prison in Illinois. On July 25, 1903, according to the Associated Press, a mob wrecked the building with battering rams, pulled him from a safe where he had hidden, and beat him and trampled him to death. The mob then dragged his body through the streets and burned it. Officers had earlier moved him to the county jail to protect him from lynching, the report said.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Associated Press reported that a mob wrecked the Danville city prison with battering rams, pulled James Wilson from a safe where he had hidden, beat him to death and burned his body.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).