Died in jail or a lockup
Joseph Fields
Joseph Fields was held in the jail at Winchester, Illinois, in March 1880. According to a Chicago Daily Tribune dispatch from Winchester, about 100 masked men rode into town at about 1 a.m. and seized the night police, demanding the jail keys. When the officers refused, the mob took the keys by force, entered the jail and shot Joseph Fields, who died within minutes.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Chicago Daily Tribune special dispatch from Winchester reports that a mob of nearly 100 masked men seized the night police, took the jail keys by force and shot Joseph Fields inside the jail.
Reported by: Chicago Daily Tribune special dispatch from Winchester (reporters).