Died in jail or a lockup
John L. Adams (alias Totch)
John L. Adams, also called Totch, was held in the jail at Vicksburg, Mississippi, when a mob of about seven hundred people broke in and took him out. According to The Times, the local artillery company declined to defend the jail, so the crowd met no resistance there. He was hanged in the courthouse yard on July 6, 1892, along with another man who had been brought out into the street.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Times reports that a mob of about seven hundred took Adams from the Vicksburg jail and hanged him in the courthouse yard, meeting no resistance from the local artillery company.
Reported by: The Times (reporters).