Died in jail or a lockup
Braden
Braden was one of two men held in the Omaha jail in Nebraska when a mob took them out and hanged them from a tree about eight miles from the city, according to an Omaha Nebraskian extra reported in the Evening Star on January 19, 1859. The account says both men were still shackled when their bodies were found. It does not say whether jail staff resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed the men over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Omaha Nebraskian extra, as reported in the Evening Star, says a mob took Braden from the Omaha jail and hanged him from a tree about eight miles from the city.
Reported by: Omaha Nebraskian extra (as reported in the Evening Star) (reporters).