Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A mob took a boy from a jail on Thursday, July 19, 1866, and hanged him until he died. The Daily Empire's account, published two days later, gives no name or age for him. Who held the jail and whether its keepers resisted the mob or handed him over is not stated in the surviving text.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper report (scanned, OCR text) (reporters).