Name not reported
A man held in a jail told those around him that he had a good old mother living and a wife and two children, and he showed great nerve at the end. On the night of Thursday, May 28, 1863, a crowd took him out and hanged him from an improvised gallows of rails and a dry goods box, leaving him hanging until Friday morning, according to a Daily State Sentinel correspondent citing an eyewitness. He had given his name as David Jones, though the paper doubted that this or the name Strahl was his real name.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Daily State Sentinel correspondent, citing an eye witness, says a crowd took a man held in a jail and hanged him from an improvised gallows.
Reported by: Daily State Sentinel correspondent citing an eye witness (reporters).