Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
An unnamed Black man, one of three brothers, was held at a jail in September 1893 as a relative of a man sought after a fatal shooting, according to a Rock Island Daily Argus report. A mob took him from the jail and hanged him. The report says the brothers were held for no crime of their own.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper account says a mob took him from the jail and hanged him.
Reported by: newspaper account.