Died in custody
Fred'k Cartwright
Fred'k Cartwright had returned to his family in the neighborhood of land in Wisconsin that had long been in dispute. On March 11, 1854, while held in the custody of officers at a justice's office, he was taken by a mob, which tied him and hanged him. The Alexandria Gazette reported that the mob forcibly took him from the officers. The accusations that led to the mob's action were never verified.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (disputed). The 1854 newspaper account says a mob forcibly took Cartwright from officers at a justice's office and hanged him, while the paper notes its accusations against him were unverified.
Reported by: news reports.