David Howard
David Howard was held in a jail in Dakota Territory in November 1884, according to a Wilkes-Barre correspondent of the New-York Tribune citing local reports. A masked crowd took him from the jail and hanged him. He had given the name David Howard and said he was from Luzerne County, though the local community was unsure of his identity. After the news arrived, a local man with a similar description was reportedly arrested in Pennsylvania.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Wilkes-Barre correspondent of the New-York Tribune, citing local reports, says a masked crowd took him from a Dakota Territory jail and hanged him.
Reported by: Wilkes-Barre correspondent of the New-York Tribune, citing local reports (reporters).