Died in jail or a lockup
Joe Vermillion
Joe Vermillion was held in a jail in Maryland in November 1889. According to a report in The Sun published December 24, 1889, masked men took him from the jail and hanged him from a bridge. His death is recorded as a lynching from custody, carried out by a mob that took him from the jail where the state had held him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Masked men took Joe Vermillion from a jail in Maryland and hanged him from a bridge, according to a December 1889 report.
Reported by: news reports.