Died in jail or a lockup
Joseph Strado
Joseph Strado was a Sicilian miner. According to a wire report, a mob took him from the jail at Johnson City, Illinois, and lynched him in June 1915. The state adjutant general called three companies of militia to Springfield to head off rioting that was feared to follow the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: wire report.