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Frank Dice

died July 18, 1891 · Indianapolis

Frank Dice was being held at the jail in Indianapolis on the morning of July 18, 1891, when about fifty men entered the building. The men took Frank Dice from the jail and lynched Frank Dice. The Arizona Weekly Citizen reported the death in its July 25, 1891 issue.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A dispatch reports that fifty unknown men entered the jail and lynched Frank Dice while he was held there.

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