Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the St. Louis jail was taken from it by a mob, tied to a tree outside town and burned to death. The events the account describes took place around 1835 to 1836. The paper reported that a judge later discharged the men responsible, and its editor objected to that decision.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took him from the St. Louis jail, tied him to a tree outside town and burned him to death, according to the historical account.
Reported by: news reports.