Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Two men held in an Illinois jail were taken out by a mob early on the morning of Saturday, May 25, 1895, according to a newspaper report. The mob hanged both men from a bridge, with ropes placed around their necks. Both men were killed while in the custody of the jail that held them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper report says a mob took two men from an Illinois jail and hanged them from a bridge.
Reported by: newspaper report.