Died in jail or a lockup
Bailey
Bailey, a man, was held in the jail at Comanche when a masked mob broke in while the sheriff was away, took him from the jail, and hanged him from a tree in the graveyard about a mile from town, alongside his brother. The death is dated November 13, 1883, in a press dispatch published the next day by The Daily Telegraph. The dispatch is the only account cited for the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A press dispatch reports that a masked mob took Bailey from the Comanche jail during the sheriff's absence and hanged him from a tree in the graveyard a mile from town.
Reported by: press dispatch.