Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In July 1895 a Maryland jail was broken into by a mob, according to a newspaper dispatch published by The Lamar Register. The prisoner, whose name cannot be recovered from the damaged text, was taken from the jail and hanged to a tree. The report says the guards were overpowered and, outnumbered, gave up their keys. Nothing else about the person can be confirmed from the surviving account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.