Ed Silbee

Ed Silbee was held in the Fort Scott jail in Kansas when a mob took him from it on the evening of January 20, 1900, the same night it took his brother George. The accounts say the mob hanged him from a tree in the jail yard. One report describes him as calm before he died. He was 25 years old at the time of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Ed Silbee from the Fort Scott jail and hanged him in the jail yard, according to the accounts.

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (2)

• The Butler Weekly Times, January 25, 1900, page 1 The Butler Weekly Times, January 25, 1900
• Chariton Courier, January 26, 1900, page 3 Chariton Courier, January 26, 1900