Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to a news dispatch datelined January 25, 1869, one of five men was taken from the jail in Kingston, New York, and killed by a band of 30 or 40 citizens. The dispatch gives no names for the men. No arrests had been made when the report was published on February 4, 1869.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch says a band of 30 or 40 citizens murdered the men after taking them from the Kingston, New York jail.
Reported by: news dispatch.