Died in jail or a lockup
Joe Vermillion
Joe Vermillion was held in the jail at Upper Marlboro, Maryland, in December 1889. Papers including the Richmond Dispatch reported that shortly after 2 a.m. on December 3, a band of masked men overpowered the jailer, broke open his cell, and took him to a bridge near the village, where he was hanged. The Dispatch said the jailer was covered with pistols during the attack, and the Leader reported the same mob seizure.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A band of masked men overpowered the jailer at the Upper Marlboro jail, broke open Joe Vermillion's cell, and hanged him from a bridge near the village.
Reported by: The Leader (reporters).