Died in jail or a lockup
John Wynlck
According to a dispatch datelined Bluefield, W. Va., and printed in The Birmingham Age-Herald on June 9, 1902, a mob took John Wynlck from a jail and killed him on June 8, 1902. The dispatch says he was dragged a short distance from the jail and shot. The jail's name is garbled in the scan, so its location is uncertain.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A dispatch datelined Bluefield, W. Va., reports that a mob took him from a jail and shot him after dragging him a short distance.
Reported by: news reports.