Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In November 1885 the Madison Times reported that a mob took a man from a jail and shot him. The paper said he died of his wounds. The mob seized him from the jail where he was being held.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief, garbled news roundup item says a mob took him from a jail and shot him.
Reported by: news roundup item (garbled historical newspaper text) (reporters).