George Hagerman
George Hagerman was held in the jail at Schuyler, Nebraska, when, late on the night of February 4, 1889, a mob broke open the iron bars of his cage, took him out and hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard. The Omaha Daily Bee reported that the sheriff was away in Omaha, that a deputy was in charge, and that the deputy heard a shot but paid no attention. Local citizens called the killing a cold-blooded murder, and a meeting was called, according to the same paper. A coroner's jury had not yet reached a verdict when the report was published. A short Omaha dispatch carried in other papers gave the same account of the mob taking him from the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took George Hagerman from the Schuyler, Nebraska jail and hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard, according to the Omaha Daily Bee's Schuyler correspondent, who said local citizens called it cold-blooded murder and the coroner's jury had not yet reached a verdict; the sheriff was in Omaha and a deputy was in charge, who heard a shot but paid no attention.
Reported by: Omaha Daily Bee Schuyler correspondent (reporters); local citizens.