Died in jail or a lockup
Calvin
Calvin was held at the Memphis jail in March 1892, when about seventy-five masked men entered the building in the early morning, overpowered the watchman and took him from custody. He was found shot to death in an open area about a mile and a half from the city center. The Sioux County Journal linked the mob action to the killing of four deputy sheriffs days earlier.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob of about seventy-five men entered the Memphis jail, overpowered the watchman and took Calvin from custody, and he was later found shot to death.
Reported by: news reports.