Died in jail or a lockup
Gibbon
Gibbon, a hunter, was held in the jail at Laramie, Wyoming, when citizens broke in on the evening of August 22, 1882, according to the Daily Republican's report the next day. The mob took him from the jail and hanged him to a box car. The same report describes the shooting of a clerk, Robert Aiken, earlier that day, which the sources tie to the events that led to the lynching.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Citizens took Gibbon from the jail at Laramie, Wyoming, in the evening and hanged him to a box car.
Reported by: historical newspaper account.