Died in jail or a lockup
John Brodie
John Brodie was held in the Oxford jail in Granville County, North Carolina, in December 1881. According to a special dispatch from Oxford, a group of 75 to 100 masked men broke into the jail before dawn on December 1, took him out and hanged him in a small grove. The jailer was taken from his home and forced to open the doors, and the guards were disarmed and locked in the guard house. His body was not found until about 8 a.m.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A special dispatch from Oxford, Granville County, says a mob of 75 to 100 masked men took him from the Oxford jail, after the jailer was forced to open the doors, and hanged him.
Reported by: special dispatch from Oxford, Granville County (reporters).