Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
On or about February 22, 1846, an armed group broke open the door of a jail, struck off the chains of a man held there, and forced him, with a rope around his neck, to run beside their horses to a distant site. According to a letter from correspondent K. H., reprinted by The Democratic Pioneer, the group held an informal trial and then hanged him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A correspondent K. H., in a letter reprinted in the paper, says an armed group broke open the jail door, removed the prisoner's chains and hanged him after an informal trial.
Reported by: K. H., correspondent whose letter is reprinted in the paper.