Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Two men held in a jail were taken out by a large group of armed men and lynched, according to a brief Chicago Daily Tribune report published on June 21, 1878. The report gives neither their names nor the name of the jail where they were held. It says the mob took them from custody, meaning the jail failed to protect them. Whether the sheriff or jailers resisted or handed the men over is not described.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Chicago Daily Tribune (reporters).