Died in jail or a lockup
Charles Thurbin
Charles Thurbin was held in the Grand Forks county jail in Dakota Territory. On October 24, 1882, a mob of about 2,000 people took him from the jail. According to the Bismarck Tribune, reporting from Grand Forks, police and other officers fought the mob with clubs for about an hour before they were overpowered, and the mob dragged Thurbin out and lynched him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Bismarck Tribune, reporting from a Grand Forks dispatch, says a mob of about 2,000 took Thurbin from the sheriff's custody at the Grand Forks jail and lynched him.
Reported by: Bismarck Tribune (reporters).