Died in jail or a lockup
Monroe Guy
Monroe Guy, a Black man, was held in the jail at Hillsboro, Missouri. On June 6, 1879, a mob took him from the jail to a scaffold about half a mile away, where he was hanged, and a report says fifty armed men were present. Before he died, he said he forgave everybody and hoped everybody would forgive him, and that he trusted in Jesus and was prepared to die.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The newspaper account says about fifty armed men guarded Guy as he was taken from the jail to a scaffold near Hillsboro, where he was hanged.
Reported by: newspaper account.