Died in jail or a lockup
S. V. Crawford
S. V. Crawford was being held in the jail at Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, in August 1876, according to a short dispatch published by The Hillsborough Recorder. The dispatch reports that a mob took Crawford from the jail and hanged them. It does not say whether jail staff resisted the mob or handed over the keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Cincinnati dispatch reports that a mob took Crawford from the jail at Berkeley Springs and hanged him.
Reported by: Cincinnati dispatch (reporters).