Died in jail or a lockup
John Turner
John Turner was taken from a jail in Fayetteville by a mob and hanged, according to a short item in The Climax published on September 4, 1889. The item does not say whether the jailer or sheriff resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed him over. Nothing else about him is recorded in this account, and the details have not been checked against other sources.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Climax reports that a mob took John Turner from a jail in Fayetteville and hanged him, with no account of how jail staff responded.
Reported by: The Climax (reporters).