Died in jail or a lockup
Joe Vermillion
Joe Vermillion was held in the jail at Upper Marlboro, Maryland. According to The Leader and the Richmond Dispatch, a band of masked men came to the jail in the early morning of December 3, 1889, overpowered the jailer, and broke open his cell. They took him to a bridge near the village and hanged him. The Richmond Dispatch reports that the jailer was covered with pistols during the attack.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: The Leader (reporters).