Died in jail or a lockup
Wm. Huff
Wm. Huff was being held in the jail at Bloomfield, Illinois. According to a brief item in The Weekly Corinthian published November 30, 1899, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. The item places his death at the jail where he was held.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.