Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In 1876, a crowd took a man from the jail at Robinson, Illinois, and hanged him, according to The People's Advocate. He was being held in the jail when the mob seized him, and his death is recorded as a lynching from custody. The mob's killing of him is the central event of the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.