Died in jail or a lockup
Henry George
Henry George was held in the Coloma jail in California. On April 15, 1852, a crowd of two or three hundred people came for him, and the Sacramento Times reported that the jailer first tried to persuade them to disperse before handing him over when they demanded him. The mob then took Henry George from the jail and hanged him from a tree.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Sacramento Times (reporters).