Died in jail or a lockup
Jim Calloway
Jim Calloway, a Black man, was held in the DeWitt, Missouri jail in April 1875. A report reprinted in the Herald and Tribune says a large group of masked men came into town that night, broke open the jail and took him. His body was later found in Kennedy's woods, hanged by the neck and shot.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Correspondence of the Republican, as reprinted in the Herald and Tribune, reports that a mob broke open the DeWitt jail, took Jim Calloway and later found his body hanged and shot.
Reported by: Correspondence of the Republican, as reprinted in the Herald and Tribune (reporters).