Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Marshall, Missouri, was taken from the jail by a mob in July 1859 and hanged, according to a St. Louis dispatch reprinted in the Daily Dispatch. Whether jail officers resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed the person over is not stated.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A St. Louis dispatch reprinted in the Daily Dispatch reports that a mob took the prisoner from the jail at Marshall, Missouri, and hanged him.
Reported by: St. Louis dispatch reprinted in the Daily Dispatch (reporters).