Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
An unnamed man held in a jail was taken out by an armed group and lynched on June 20, 1878, according to a brief Chicago Daily Tribune report published the next day. It does not say whether the jailer or sheriff resisted, gave up the keys, or handed him over to the group.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Chicago Daily Tribune reports that an armed group took a man from the jail and lynched him.
Reported by: Chicago Daily Tribune (reporters).