Died in jail or a lockup
George Deighton
George Deighton was held in the jail at Petrolia when citizens took him from it, according to The Portland Daily Press of August 28, 1868. The account says they carried him to a derrick, where he was suspended by his wrists and neck until he was nearly dead. George Deighton is named as the man taken from the jail in that account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Citizens took George Deighton from jail in Petrolia, hanged him from a derrick, and the account says he was left nearly dead, with no death confirmed in the report.
Reported by: news reports.