Died in jail or a lockup
George Boyd
George Boyd was held in the county jail in Santa Rosa, California. Shortly after midnight on December 10, 1920, a masked mob broke into the jail and took Boyd and two other men from their cells. According to the Associated Press, the mob overpowered the sheriff and his deputies, took the keys, and met no opposition. The men were taken to a cemetery beyond the city limits and hanged from a tree there. Accounts differ on whether the mob numbered about a dozen or as many as 100 men.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).