Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
A man held in the jail at Carlinville, Illinois, was found hanged in his cell in June 1854, according to The Daily Dispatch, which reported the death on July 3. The paper said a crowd had gathered in Carlinville and that a group broke open the jail intending to seize him and lynch him. When they reached him, the paper said, he had already hanged himself from a rafter.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A newspaper account reports that Nash hanged himself in the Carlinville, Illinois jail when a mob reached him.
Reported by: 1854 newspaper account (reporters).