Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In April 1906 a mob took this man from the Springfield jail, where he was being held, along with two other men, and hanged them on the public square. The person is not named in the account. Whether jail staff resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed the men over is not stated.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.