Died in jail or a lockup
Bon S. Morris
Bon S. Morris was held in the jail at Watonga, Oklahoma Territory, when a mob broke in on September 8, 1896, according to a Wichita, Kansas newspaper dispatch reprinted by the Marietta Daily Leader. The dispatch says the mob overpowered the jailer, dragged Morris from the building, and hanged him from the nearest tree, where his body was left. The article says the mob was angered over a killing and that an accomplice was being sought.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Wichita, Kas. newspaper dispatch reports that a mob broke into the Watonga, Oklahoma Territory jail, overpowered the jailer, and hanged Bon S. Morris from the nearest tree.
Reported by: Wichita, Kas. newspaper dispatch (reporters).