Died in jail or a lockup
One of 5 people whose names were not reported
A man held at the Vermilion County jail in Danville, Illinois, was taken from his cell by a mob in the early morning of May 25, 1895, and hanged. The mob broke at the jail doors for hours before reaching the cells. Sheriff Thompson and his deputies tried to disperse the crowd and defend the jail. The man's name and family are not identified in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. According to The Daily Texarkanian, a mob took two people from the Danville jail at about 3 a.m. and lynched them.
Reported by: The Daily Texarkanian (reporters).