Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
He was the third of three brothers, a Black man, according to the Rock Island Daily Argus. In September 1893 he was held in a jail when a mob broke in, took him out and hanged him in another place. The paper's account of his death is the only source cited for these events.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: newspaper account.