Died in custody
George H. Koch
George H. Koch was held in the custody of Umatilla County officers in Oregon, according to a wire report published in the Indianapolis Journal in December 1885. The report says vigilantes took him from those officers and hanged him. His death is recorded here as a killing by a mob that seized him from the county's custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A wire report in the Indianapolis Journal says vigilantes took him from officers in Umatilla County, Oregon, and hanged him.
Reported by: Wire report published in the Indianapolis Journal (reporters).