Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In April 1884, a mob took people from the jail at St. Albans, West Virginia, and hanged them, according to a brief newspaper notice published in May of that year. The people were held in the custody of that jail, which was responsible for their safety. The notice is garbled, so the number of people killed and their names cannot be established from this source.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief garbled 1884 newspaper notice says a mob took people from the St. Albans, W. Va. jail and hanged them.
Reported by: news reports.