Died in jail or a lockup
F. H. Wissman
F. H. Wissman was held at the jail in Malden, Missouri, when a mob broke into the building in late December 1917. According to the report, a member of the mob shot Wissman, who was mortally wounded. The account is a mob killing from custody, and it is the only detail the source gives about the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob stormed the Malden, Missouri jail and a member of the mob shot Wissman, according to the newspaper account.
Reported by: news reports.