Died in jail or a lockup
Andrew Grandstaff
Andrew Grandstaff was held in the jail at Richland Center, Wisconsin, when a mob took him from the jail and lynched him on the night of June 8, 1888, according to a brief national news report reprinted in The Willimantic Journal. The report says he pleaded for mercy and was left alive for about 30 minutes before he died. It does not say whether jail staff resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper report reprinted in The Willimantic Journal says a mob took Andrew Grandstaff from the Richland Center, Wisconsin jail and hanged him the same night.
Reported by: newspaper report reprinted in The Willimantic Journal (reporters).