Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to a letter published in the Chicago Daily Tribune on September 18, 1880, two people were taken from a jail by a mob and hanged. The letter, which concerned Southern politics, names neither person. Its account of the killings is not confirmed by any other source here.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A letter in the 1880 Chicago Tribune says two unnamed people were taken from a jail by a mob and hanged.
Reported by: Chicago Tribune letter (1880) (reporters).