Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
An 18-year-old man was held in the jail at Carmel, Putnam County, New York. The New-York Tribune reported his hanging as an execution and said he was taken from the jail and placed on a raised chair before a large crowd. According to the account, clergymen spoke to him while a crowd fought and rioted nearby. He was then hanged inside a temporary enclosure near the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The New-York Tribune reported that a crowd took him from the Putnam County jail and hanged him before a large gathering.
Reported by: New-York Tribune (reporters).