Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Brown
Henry Brown was one of four men held in a calaboose, a local jail, according to The Iowa Plain Dealer, which reported the events on May 8, 1884. A crowd broke into the building and attacked the men, and the paper reports that one of them was shot during the attack. The other three were taken out and hanged at the edge of town.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd broke into the calaboose holding four men; one was shot and three were taken out and hanged, and the account does not say which man was shot and which were hanged.
Reported by: news reports.