Died in custody
Factor Jones
Factor Jones was in the custody of Indian police in 1888 when, according to the police, a mob attacked the party escorting him toward the Nations and lynched him. His body was found shortly afterward, riddled with bullets. The account of the attack comes from the police's own report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Indian police said a mob attacked the party on the way to the Nations and lynched him while he was in their custody.
Reported by: Indian police (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.