Died in jail or a lockup
Ed Neal
Ed Neal, a Black man, was held in the jail at Omaha when a mob took him from it, according to a newspaper report published October 17, 1891. The mob beat him to death with clubs and stones and hanged him from a lamp post. The jail's handling of the breach is not described.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.