Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the Decatur, Illinois, jail was taken from it on Saturday, June 3, 1893, according to the Alexandria Gazette, when about twenty-five armed men broke in, put him in a hack and hanged him from a street lamp until he died. The paper reported that a large crowd watched, some with approval, and that there was no effective interference. The editorial used the killing to argue about lynching in the North and South.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Alexandria Gazette reported that twenty-five armed men broke into the Decatur, Illinois jail, took a Black man in a hack and hanged him from a street lamp.
Reported by: Alexandria Gazette editorial account (reporters).