Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
He was one of five men held in the jail at Kingston, New York, who were taken from it and killed by a band of 30 or 40 citizens, according to a news dispatch datelined January 25, 1869. The dispatch describes the killings as murder committed by the mob. According to the dispatch, no arrests had been made.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news dispatch.