On their way to county jail, an altercation occurred that led to the death of a rioter and the subsequent lynching of another Black man.
The rioters failed to overcome the police stationed at the jail, and the Illinois National Guard restored order the next day.
A Black man, James Wilson, had been arrested for the assault of a white woman in Alvin, Illinois, north of Danville.
En route, they encountered another Black man, a native of Evansville, Indiana, who has been variously identified as J. D. Mayfield, John D. Metcalf, or Bud Fruit.
[1] The mob largely dispersed overnight, but two other unidentified Black residents were beaten with clubs and left in the street.