Died in jail or a lockup
Dan Mann
Dan Mann was held in a Florida jail with his brother on May 16, 1886, when a mob of about 300 men surrounded the building. According to The Argus, the mob disarmed the sheriff and took the jail keys, then took Dan and his brother from their cells to a tree near the jail and hanged them. The sheriff gave up the keys and did not stop the mob. The account comes from a single 1886 newspaper report, and no other sources about the deaths were found.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 300 men surrounded the jail, disarmed the sheriff, took the keys and hanged Dan Mann and his brother from a tree near the jail.
Reported by: historical newspaper report.