Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to an 1882 editorial reprinted in the Barbour County Index, a large mob took a person from the jail at Bloomington, Illinois, and hanged them. The editorial attributed the mob's action to public anger over court delays.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Barbour County Index editorial reprinting an 1882 account (reporters).