Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to the Rockport Mail, as reprinted by The County Paper, a man who had recently worked for a farmer in Clark township was held in the Rock Port jail in Atchison County, Missouri. The paper reports that about twenty-five masked men took him from the jail on a Saturday night and hanged him about a mile from town. The killing caused great excitement in the community. His name is not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Rockport Mail, as reprinted by The County Paper, reports that about twenty-five masked men took him from the Rock Port jail and hanged him about a mile from town.
Reported by: The Rockport Mail, as reprinted by The County Paper (reporters).