Name not reported
A man held in the Springfield jail in Illinois was taken to the courthouse in May 1864 for an examination hearing. According to a report reprinting an Illinois account, the brother of a young woman connected to the matter fired two pistol shots at him, and he died soon after. The account says a crowd had earlier tried to break into the jail to hang him, and that the jailer moved him before they got in. The report gives the day only as the 9th of the previous month, so the exact date of death is not confirmed.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A newspaper reprinting an Illinois account says the brother of a young girl connected to the case fired two pistol shots at him at the courthouse, and he died soon after.
Reported by: newspaper report reprinting an Illinois account.