Died in jail or a lockup
Juo Thompson
Juo Thompson was one of the men a mob killed after breaking into the Baltimore jail in July 1812, according to a letter from a friend in Baltimore printed in the Kentucky Gazette. The letter says the men had already given themselves up to civil authority when the mob attacked them. The account is second-hand, and it does not give his age, his family, or the details of his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A letter from a friend in Baltimore, printed in the Kentucky Gazette, says a mob broke into the Baltimore jail in July 1812 and killed Thompson after men had given themselves up to civil authority.
Reported by: Kentucky Gazette letter from a Baltimore friend (reporters).