Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
An unidentified man was held in the Carrollton jail in Missouri. On the evening of March 12, 1892, officers were moving him from the jail when a mob overtook them at the Santa Fe depot and hanged him. Earlier that day, the sheriff and armed officers had turned back a crowd that came to the jail. The Mexico Weekly Ledger reported the death on March 17, 1892.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob overtook officers who were moving the man from the Carrollton jail and hanged him at the Santa Fe depot.
Reported by: historical newspaper account (Carrollton jail reporting) (reporters).