Died in jail or a lockup
William Moore
William Moore, a Black man, was held in the Charleston jail in Coles County, Illinois, in June 1888. According to a Chicago Journal dispatch datelined June 26, masked men took him from the jail and lynched him. The account was carried by The Morning News the following day.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Chicago Journal dispatch reports that masked men took William Moore from the Charleston jail and lynched him.
Reported by: Chicago Journal special dispatch (reporters).