Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Wise
Henry Wise was held in a jail in Maryland when, early on December 21, 1906, a mob of about sixty masked men came for him. The Bismarck Daily Tribune reported that the men broke open the jail door and that the warden, under threat of a revolver, handed over the keys. The mob then marched Henry Wise through the town to the place where he was lynched, and the paper said police did not interfere. The paper reported that his body was riddled with bullets.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.