John Shinefelt
According to The Superior Times, citing local reports, John Shinefelt was held at Collins, Illinois, by officers. The paper reports that a mob took him from the officers and killed him within a mile of his home. It says he was found hanging from a road-crossing sign on the Illinois Central road about a mile north of Odin, Illinois, on the evening of April 11, 1879. The paper describes the death as a homicide by hanging.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Superior Times, citing local reports, says a mob took Shinefelt from officers who had him in custody at Collins and hanged him from a road-crossing sign near Odin, Illinois.
Reported by: The Superior Times, citing particulars gathered from local reports (reporters).