Died in jail or a lockup
William L. Crysop
William L. Crysop died on January 26, 1859, while held at the Pike County Jail in Pike County, Illinois. A news report gives the cause of his death as lynching. The report's account of how a mob reached him, and what jail officers did in response, is not reproduced here, so those details remain unverified.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news report describes him as lynched after being taken from the Pike County Jail.
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