Died in jail or a lockup
Dick Osborne
Dick Osborne was held in the city jail at Walla Walla, Washington Territory, in March 1881. According to the Chicago Daily Tribune, a party of masked men broke into the jail late one night, took him out and hanged him from the nearest high fence. The newspaper account does not say how the jailers responded to the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A party of masked men broke into the Walla Walla city jail, took Dick Osborne from his cell and hanged him.
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