Chadwick

Marshal Chadwick was held in the jail at Colfax, Washington, when a mob broke in early on the morning of January 8, 1898, and took him from his cell. According to The Herald, masked men confronted the jailer with revolvers and he gave up the jail keys while the sheriff was away. The mob hanged him from a window of the superior courtroom and left his body against the courthouse wall in view of Main Street. The Indianapolis Journal reported that officers had seen a crowd gathering the day before and made no preparation to resist it.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob took Chadwick from the Colfax, Washington, jail and hanged him from the courthouse, with the jailer forced to hand over the keys, according to news accounts.

Reported by: news reporting from Colfax, Washington (reporters); The Herald (reporters); Indianapolis Journal (reporters).

Sources (7)

• The Age-Herald, January 9, 1898, page 2 The Age-Herald, January 9, 1898
• The Herald, January 9, 1898, page 7 The Herald, January 9, 1898
• The Indianapolis Journal, January 9, 1898, page 5 The Indianapolis Journal, January 9, 1898
• The Wichita Daily Eagle, January 9, 1898, page 2 The Wichita Daily Eagle, January 9, 1898
• Audubon Republican, January 13, 1898, page 2 Audubon Republican, January 13, 1898
• Audubon Republican, January 13, 1898, page 6 Audubon Republican, January 13, 1898
• The Oskaloosa Herald, January 13, 1898, page 5 The Oskaloosa Herald, January 13, 1898