Died in jail or a lockup
W. Crawford
W. Crawford was being held in the jail at Berkley Springs, West Virginia, in August 1876. A group of masked men took him from the jail and hanged him, and the account gives the date of death as August 23, 1876. The newspaper report does not say whether jail staff resisted the group or handed over the keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.