Died in jail or a lockup
Commodore Tran
On November 28, 1892, a mob broke into the jail at Hiawatha, Kansas, and took Commodore Tran from the building. According to The Beatrice Daily Express, the mob hanged Tran from a tree and shot the body. Tran was being held at the Hiawatha jail when the mob took them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Beatrice Daily Express reports that a mob took Commodore Tran from the jail at Hiawatha, Kansas, hanged him from a tree and shot his body.
Reported by: The Beatrice Daily Express (reporters).