Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man whose name is not known was among those killed when a mob broke into the Baltimore jail in July 1812, according to a letter printed in the Kentucky Gazette that August. The letter states that the men had given themselves up to civil authority before the mob attacked them. He was held at the Baltimore jail when a mob broke in and killed him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A letter printed in the Kentucky Gazette says a mob broke into the Baltimore jail in July 1812 and killed the man, whose name is illegible in this copy.
Reported by: Kentucky Gazette letter (reporters).