Blackey Chadwick
Blackey Chadwick was held in the Colfax jail in Washington when, in the early hours of January 8, 1898, a masked mob came for him. According to The Herald, the jailer was confronted at gunpoint, gave up the jail keys, and was taken inside, and the mob took Mr. Chadwick from his cell, struck him with an iron bar, and hanged him from a window of the Superior Court room. The newspaper reported that his body was left hanging against the Court House wall in view of Main Street while the sheriff was away. The same account said nothing was being done to learn who the lynchers were.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Herald reports that a masked mob took Chadwick from the Colfax jail, struck him with an iron bar and hanged him from a window after the jailer gave up the keys.
Reported by: The Herald (reporters).