According to my Great- grandmother Alice (wife of Braxton Fly), her mother-in-law's (Sarah Jane Pigg's) 2nd husband (Erastus Sylvester Bascom SR) was murdered.  This story goes as follows: Some unidentified fellow had "insulted" and stolen the wedding ring of a decent woman.  The woman's husband was outraged and vowed revenge.  In seeking such revenge, he was less than careful.  He admittingly killed the wrong man.  Erastus had paid with his life for a crime in which he had no involvment. It was a case of mistaken identity gone horribly wrong. The man later wrote Sarah Jane a letter expressing his sencere regrets and deepest sympathy for having killed the wrong man.  He also assured her that he had later gone on to kill the right man, the one who ACTUALLY wronged his wife. This more than likely took place in Illinois. There seems to be no information on any further justice for Erastus beyond his killers apology.