Died in jail or a lockup
Baines
Baines was held at the Leavenworth jail in Leavenworth, Kansas, when a mob took him from the jail on Saturday, August 1, 1857, and hanged him. The Highland Weekly News reported that the mob took two men from the jail that day, and Baines was one of them. He was a man who died while in the custody of the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Highland Weekly News (reporters).