Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was taken from it by a mob, according to an Alexandria Gazette report published in February 1860. The paper says citizens who had gathered broke open the jail, took him out and hanged him. The article is not named in the source beyond the paper's account, and his name is not given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Alexandria Gazette reports that a crowd broke open the Upper Marlboro, Maryland jail, took the man from his cell and hanged him.
Reported by: Alexandria Gazette (reporters).