Died in jail or a lockup
Holden Dick
Holden Dick, a Native American man, was held in the jail at Susanville, California, when a mob took him out and hanged him from beams in the woodshed of the courthouse on January 26, 1886, according to a report in the Richmond Dispatch. The paper describes the killing as summary.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Holden Dick from the Susanville, California jail and hanged him from beams in the courthouse woodshed.
Reported by: news reports.