Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A group of men were taken from the jail in Danville, Illinois, and killed by a mob, according to a 1900 newspaper item. The item does not name the men or give the date, and it does not say how the mob got into the jail or what the jailer did.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.