Died in jail or a lockup

Frank Phillips

died August 1888 · Shenandoah, Iowa

Frank Phillips was taken from a jail at Shenandoah, Iowa, and lynched by a mob in August 1888, according to a year-end list of events published in the Pittsburg Dispatch on January 1, 1889. The mob took him from the jail and killed him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: year-end list of events in the source article (reporters).

Source

Pittsburg Dispatch, January 1, 1889, page 11 Pittsburg Dispatch, January 1, 1889

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