Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died March 1878 · Jail of Littleton, W. Va., Wetzel County, West Virginia

A man held at the jail in Littleton, West Virginia, was taken from the jail by a mob and hanged in March 1878, according to a newspaper report published later that month. His name is not legible in the report.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Iowa Plain Dealer, March 29, 1878, page 1 The Iowa Plain Dealer, March 29, 1878

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