Died in jail or a lockup
Tim Gilmore
Tim Gilmore, a Black man, was held in the jail in Luray, Hammond County, in November 1908. According to the Perth Amboy Evening News, an armed mob broke down the jail doors, took him and lynched him by hanging. The Dakota County Herald places his death at the guard house in Luray and says a mob took him on the Monday of that week.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An armed mob broke down the Luray jail doors, took Tim Gilmore and lynched him by hanging, according to the newspaper account.
Reported by: news reports.